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Pilaf vs. Parsnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pilaf and parsnip

  • Pilaf has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and iron; however, parsnip is richer in vitamin K, fiber, and vitamin C.
  • Pilaf covers your daily sodium needs 56% more than parsnip.
  • Parsnip has 18 times less selenium than pilaf. Pilaf has 32.4µg of selenium, while parsnip has 1.8µg.
  • Parsnip contains less sodium.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of parsnip is 97, while the glycemic index of pilaf is 60.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Parsnips, raw.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 11% 33% 22% 40% 16% 30% 1.3% 73% 9.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130.6%
Contains more IronIron +313.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +116.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~29mg

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%
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 57% 0% 30% 0% 23% 12% 13% 36% 21% 0% 56% 50% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +570%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +775.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +314.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3625%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Parsnip DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 1.8µg 56%
Sodium 1303mg 10mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.09mg 43%
Folate 212µg 67µg 36%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.7mg 34%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.09mg 24%
Iron 2.44mg 0.59mg 23%
Carbs 76.31g 17.99g 19%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 22.5µg 18%
Protein 10.42g 1.2g 18%
Fiber 1.2g 4.9g 15%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.56mg 14%
Calories 359kcal 75kcal 14%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 17mg 14%
Phosphorus 154mg 71mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 1.49mg 10%
Potassium 188mg 375mg 6%
Copper 0.166mg 0.12mg 5%
Calcium 83mg 36mg 5%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.59mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.05mg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.047g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.6mg 2%
Fats 1.37g 0.3g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.112g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.05g 1%
Magnesium 32mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 13.09g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 4.8g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
18% 80%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 17.99 g
Water: 79.53 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +768.3%
Contains more FatsFats +356.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +324.2%
Contains more OtherOther +293.9%
Contains more WaterWater +889.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
24% 54% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.112 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +233%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +702.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.7%

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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. Parsnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170417/nutrients

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

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