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Pilaf vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pilaf and winter melon

  • Winter melon has less selenium, folate, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Pilaf covers your daily selenium needs 59% more than winter melon.
  • Winter melon contains 42 times less folate than pilaf. Pilaf contains 212µg of folate, while winter melon contains 5µg.
  • Winter melon has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +336.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3033.3%
Contains more IronIron +510%
Contains more CopperCopper +621.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +710.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1420.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%

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
10
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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1407.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1431.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +437.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1042.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4140%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +217.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pilaf Winter melon DV% diff.
Selenium 32.4µg 0.2µg 59%
Folate 212µg 5µg 52%
Sodium 1303mg 111mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.603mg 0.04mg 47%
Vitamin B3 6.127mg 0.4mg 36%
Manganese 0.882mg 0.058mg 36%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.035mg 28%
Iron 2.44mg 0.4mg 26%
Carbs 76.31g 3g 24%
Protein 10.42g 0.4g 20%
Phosphorus 154mg 19mg 19%
Calories 359kcal 13kcal 17%
Copper 0.166mg 0.023mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.715mg 0.133mg 12%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 13mg 10%
Fiber 1.2g 2.9g 7%
Calcium 83mg 19mg 6%
Potassium 188mg 6mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Zinc 1.01mg 0.61mg 4%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Fats 1.37g 0.2g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.087mg 0.11mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.377g 0.087g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.307g 0.016g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.373g 0.037g 1%
Net carbs 75.11g 0.1g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2505%
Contains more FatsFats +585%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2443.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1186.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1095.3%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +908.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +333.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.