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Semolina vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between semolina and filo

  • Semolina is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B5, yet filo is richer in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for semolina is 32% higher.
  • Semolina contains 3 times more copper than filo. Semolina contains 0.284mg of copper, while filo contains 0.101mg.
  • Semolina contains less sodium.
  • Filo has a lower glycemic index than semolina.

Food types used in this article are Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry and Phyllo dough.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 21% 15% 28% 95% 28% 66% 0.26% 135% 109%
Filo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +545.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +181.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117.4%
Contains more IronIron +333.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.1%

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.
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% 0.6% 0% 56% 12% 95% 40% 104% 0% 0.25% 6% 0%
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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% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1406.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +141.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +582%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Semolina Filo DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.452mg 0.03mg 32%
Iron 0.74mg 3.21mg 31%
Starch 68.29g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.224mg 0.541mg 26%
Manganese 1.035mg 0.476mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.341mg 22%
Sodium 2mg 483mg 21%
Folate 8µg 88µg 20%
Copper 0.284mg 0.101mg 20%
Phosphorus 153mg 75mg 11%
Carbs 80.89g 52.6g 9%
Fats 1.03g 6g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.258g 3.149g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.672mg 0.302mg 7%
Calcium 71mg 11mg 6%
Vitamin B3 5.048mg 4.073mg 6%
Selenium 19.9µg 23.3µg 6%
Saturated fat 0.294g 1.47g 5%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.49mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.322g 0.923g 4%
Calories 374kcal 299kcal 4%
Potassium 174mg 74mg 3%
Magnesium 27mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.5µg 2%
Protein 7.51g 7.1g 1%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Net carbs 79.09g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 0.33g 0.18g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.9g 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.339mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.656mg 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.398mg 0.359mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 0.185mg 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 81% 10%
Protein: 7.51 g
Fats: 1.03 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 9.86 g
Other: 0.71 g
Filo
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7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.8%
Contains more FatsFats +482.5%
Contains more WaterWater +230.6%
Contains more OtherOther +139.4%
~equal in Protein ~7.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.294 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.258 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
Filo
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27% 57% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.923 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1120.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +186.6%

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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. Semolina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169758/nutrients
  2. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/nutrients

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

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