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Pilaf vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pilaf and whey?

  • Whey has less selenium, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, copper, and phosphorus than pilaf.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for selenium is 55% higher.
  • Pilaf has 882 times more manganese than whey. Pilaf has 0.882mg of manganese, while whey has 0.001mg.
  • Whey contains less sodium.
  • Whey has a lower glycemic index than pilaf.

We used Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Whey, sweet, fluid types in this comparison.

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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
9
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%
Whey
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.8%
Contains more IronIron +3966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +4050%
Contains more ZincZinc +676.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1605.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%

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
9
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%
Whey
2
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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8179.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1190.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +21100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Whey DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 1.9µg 55%
Sodium 1303mg 54mg 54%
Folate 212µg 1µg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.036mg 47%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.074mg 38%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.001mg 38%
Iron 2.44mg 0.06mg 30%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.031mg 28%
Carbs 76.31g 5.14g 24%
Protein 10.42g 0.85g 19%
Copper 0.166mg 0.004mg 18%
Calories 359kcal 27kcal 17%
Phosphorus 154mg 46mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.28µg 11%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.13mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.383mg 7%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.158mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0.1mg 4%
Calcium 83mg 47mg 4%
Fats 1.37g 0.36g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.011g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.1g 1%
Potassium 188mg 161mg 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 5.14g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.23g 0%
Choline 17.5mg 16mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pilaf
4
10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Whey
1
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1125.9%
Contains more FatsFats +280.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1384.6%
Contains more OtherOther +628.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1058.2%

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
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +273%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3327.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.1%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.