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Shallot vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallot and pilaf different?

  • Pilaf has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, iron, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5 than shallot.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for pilaf is 57% higher.
  • Shallot has less sodium.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than pilaf (60).

Shallots, raw and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +124.3%
Contains more IronIron +103.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +202.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +95.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +905%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +335%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2963.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +146.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +523.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 1.2µg 32.4µg 57%
Sodium 12mg 1303mg 56%
Folate 34µg 212µg 45%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.603mg 45%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 6.127mg 37%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Manganese 0.292mg 0.882mg 26%
Carbs 16.8g 76.31g 20%
Iron 1.2mg 2.44mg 16%
Protein 2.5g 10.42g 16%
Calories 72kcal 359kcal 14%
Phosphorus 60mg 154mg 13%
Copper 0.088mg 0.166mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.715mg 9%
Fiber 3.2g 1.2g 8%
Zinc 0.4mg 1.01mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.087mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 83mg 5%
Potassium 334mg 188mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin C 8mg 4.1mg 4%
Magnesium 21mg 32mg 3%
Fats 0.1g 1.37g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.377g 2%
Choline 11.3mg 17.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.373g 1%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.307g 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
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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
Contains more WaterWater +892.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +316.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1270%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +354.2%
Contains more OtherOther +382.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2564.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +866.7%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients
  2. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

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

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