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Pilaf vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pilaf and pimiento

  • Pilaf has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, pimiento is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 90% more than pilaf.
  • Pimiento contains 162 times less selenium than pilaf. Pilaf contains 32.4µg of selenium, while pimiento contains 0.2µg.
  • Pimiento has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pilaf is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Pimento, canned.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19%
Contains more IronIron +45.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +238.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +431.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +805.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +858.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%

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
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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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3447.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +896.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1970.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3225%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1625%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1560%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.1mg 84.9mg 90%
Selenium 32.4µg 0.2µg 59%
Sodium 1303mg 14mg 56%
Folate 212µg 6µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.017mg 49%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.615mg 34%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.092mg 34%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Carbs 76.31g 5.1g 24%
Phosphorus 154mg 17mg 20%
Protein 10.42g 1.1g 19%
Calories 359kcal 23kcal 17%
Vitamin A 4µg 133µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.215mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.01mg 14%
Copper 0.166mg 0.049mg 13%
Iron 2.44mg 1.68mg 10%
Calcium 83mg 6mg 8%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 8.3µg 7%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.19mg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.69mg 4%
Fiber 1.2g 1.9g 3%
Fats 1.37g 0.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.06mg 2%
Choline 17.5mg 6.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.045g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.02g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.161g 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 188mg 158mg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 3.2g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 2.71g N/A
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +847.3%
Contains more FatsFats +356.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1396.3%
Contains more OtherOther +865%
Contains more WaterWater +1058%

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1765%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +134.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.3%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.