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Pilaf vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pilaf and oranges

  • Pilaf has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, oranges are richer in vitamin C.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for selenium is 58% more.
  • Pilaf has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pilaf is 60, while the glycemic index of oranges is 45.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Pilaf
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Orange
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +107.5%
Contains more IronIron +2340%
Contains more CopperCopper +268.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3428%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6380%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~181mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Pilaf
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Orange
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +593.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2072.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +186%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +606.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1197.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +175%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Orange DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 0.5µg 58%
Sodium 1303mg 0mg 57%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 53.2mg 55%
Folate 212µg 30µg 46%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.087mg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.282mg 37%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.025mg 37%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 2.44mg 0.1mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.06mg 26%
Carbs 76.31g 11.75g 22%
Phosphorus 154mg 14mg 20%
Protein 10.42g 0.94g 19%
Calories 359kcal 47kcal 16%
Copper 0.166mg 0.045mg 13%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.25mg 9%
Fiber 1.2g 2.4g 5%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Calcium 83mg 40mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.04mg 4%
Fats 1.37g 0.12g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.025g 2%
Choline 17.5mg 8.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin A 4µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.015g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.023g 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 9.35g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Potassium 188mg 181mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 9.35g N/A
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.018mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
4
10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Orange
1
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1008.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1041.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +549.4%
Contains more OtherOther +777.3%
Contains more WaterWater +979%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
2
29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Orange
1
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1521.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1408%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients
  2. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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