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Pilaf vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pilaf and table salt different?

  • Pilaf has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, and copper than table salt.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1628% higher.
  • Pilaf has less sodium.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index (0) than pilaf (60).

Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Salt, table 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
10
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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2250%
Contains more IronIron +639.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +453.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +910%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +782%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +32300%

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
12
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 1303mg 38758mg 1628%
Selenium 32.4µg 0.1µg 59%
Folate 212µg 0µg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0mg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0mg 38%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.1mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0mg 31%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 2.44mg 0.33mg 26%
Carbs 76.31g 0g 25%
Phosphorus 154mg 0mg 22%
Protein 10.42g 0g 21%
Calories 359kcal 0kcal 18%
Copper 0.166mg 0.03mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0mg 14%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.1mg 8%
Magnesium 32mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0mg 7%
Calcium 83mg 24mg 6%
Potassium 188mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0g 3%
Choline 17.5mg 0mg 3%
Fats 1.37g 0g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0g 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 0g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3920%
Contains more OtherOther +2485.5%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.