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Pilaf vs. Piña colada — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pilaf and piña colada different?

  • Pilaf has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B5 than piña colada.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for pilaf is 58% higher.
  • Pilaf contains 217 times more sodium than piña colada. While pilaf contains 1303mg of sodium, piña colada contains only 6mg.
  • Piña colada has a lower glycemic index (15) than pilaf (60).

Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties used in this article.

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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 5.7% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +937.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.8%
Contains more IronIron +1061.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +676.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +67%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4528.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1979.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +411.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5092.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1072.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +788.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +1666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Piña colada DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 0.7µg 58%
Sodium 1303mg 6mg 56%
Folate 212µg 12µg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.029mg 48%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.118mg 38%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 2.44mg 0.21mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.045mg 27%
Phosphorus 154mg 7mg 21%
Protein 10.42g 0.42g 20%
Carbs 76.31g 22.66g 18%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.528mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.061mg 13%
Copper 0.166mg 0.079mg 10%
Calories 359kcal 174kcal 9%
Calcium 83mg 8mg 8%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.13mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.307g 1.636g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.017mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0.3g 4%
Potassium 188mg 71mg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.033g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.082g 1%
Fats 1.37g 1.88g 1%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 4.9mg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 22.36g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 22.33g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.1µg 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
2% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2381%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +236.8%
Contains more FatsFats +37.2%
Contains more WaterWater +708.3%
Contains more OtherOther +160.4%

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
93% 5% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.636 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +354.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1042.4%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.