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Pilaf vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pilaf and spread

  • Pilaf has more folate, selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and phosphorus; however, spread is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Pilaf covers your daily folate needs 53% more than spread.
  • Spread contains 34 times less manganese than pilaf. Pilaf contains 0.882mg of manganese, while spread contains 0.026mg.
  • Pilaf has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of pilaf is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +591.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.9%
Contains more IronIron +208.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3292.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +234%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.3%
~equal in Zinc ~1.02mg

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
6
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%
Spread
7
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 0% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +250.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +10500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4250%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +220%
Contains more CholineCholine +256%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Spread DV% diff.
Folate 212µg 2µg 53%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1.12µg 46%
Selenium 32.4µg 9.7µg 41%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.026mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.172mg 36%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 1.73mg 27%
Saturated fat 0.307g 5.977g 26%
Fats 1.37g 17.34g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.12mg 22%
Carbs 76.31g 11.94g 21%
Iron 2.44mg 0.79mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 7.584g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 2.565g 15%
Phosphorus 154mg 59mg 14%
Sodium 1303mg 1013mg 13%
Cholesterol 1mg 38mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 1.74mg 11%
Choline 17.5mg 62.3mg 8%
Calcium 83mg 12mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.43mg 6%
Calories 359kcal 235kcal 6%
Protein 10.42g 7.66g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.134mg 4%
Copper 0.166mg 0.13mg 4%
Fiber 1.2g 0.2g 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Potassium 188mg 110mg 2%
Vitamin A 4µg 26µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 1.53g 0g N/A
Zinc 1.01mg 1.02mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.279mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
3
10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Spread
2
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +539.1%
Contains more OtherOther +38.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1165.7%
Contains more WaterWater +649.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
1
29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1933.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +580.4%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.