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Pilaf vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pilaf and wakame

  • Pilaf has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while wakame has more manganese, magnesium, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for selenium is 58% higher.
  • Wakame contains 200 times less vitamin B6 than pilaf. Pilaf contains 0.4mg of vitamin B6, while wakame contains 0.002mg.
  • The amount of sodium in wakame is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Seaweed, wakame, 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
5
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%
Wakame
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +276%
Contains more IronIron +11.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4528.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +234.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.7%

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%
Wakame
4
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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +905%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +282.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +164.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +960%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.697mg
~equal in Folate ~196µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Wakame DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 0.7µg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.06mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.002mg 31%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 1.6mg 28%
Manganese 0.882mg 1.4mg 23%
Carbs 76.31g 9.14g 22%
Sodium 1303mg 872mg 19%
Magnesium 32mg 107mg 18%
Calories 359kcal 45kcal 16%
Protein 10.42g 3.03g 15%
Copper 0.166mg 0.284mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.23mg 11%
Phosphorus 154mg 80mg 11%
Calcium 83mg 150mg 7%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.38mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 1mg 6%
Folate 212µg 196µg 4%
Potassium 188mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 5.3µg 4%
Iron 2.44mg 2.18mg 3%
Fiber 1.2g 0.5g 3%
Vitamin A 4µg 18µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.058g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.218g 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.13g 1%
Choline 17.5mg 13.9mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Fats 1.37g 0.64g 1%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 8.64g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 0.65g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.697mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
2
3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +243.9%
Contains more FatsFats +114.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +734.9%
Contains more WaterWater +894.9%
Contains more OtherOther +86.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
2
29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Wakame
1
32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +543.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.7%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/nutrients

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

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