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Sugar vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sugar and pilaf?

  • Pilaf is richer than sugar in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B6, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for selenium is 58% more.
  • The amount of sodium in sugar is lower.

We used Sugars, granulated and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared types 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.
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9300%
Contains more IronIron +4780%
Contains more CopperCopper +2271.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +10000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5300%

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.
Sugar
0
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% 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Pilaf
12
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +357.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 0.6µg 32.4µg 58%
Sodium 1mg 1303mg 57%
Folate 0µg 212µg 53%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.603mg 50%
Vitamin B3 0mg 6.127mg 38%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.882mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.4mg 31%
Iron 0.05mg 2.44mg 30%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Phosphorus 0mg 154mg 22%
Protein 0g 10.42g 21%
Copper 0.007mg 0.166mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.715mg 14%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.01mg 9%
Calcium 1mg 83mg 8%
Magnesium 0mg 32mg 8%
Carbs 99.98g 76.31g 8%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Potassium 2mg 188mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.087mg 5%
Choline 0mg 17.5mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.377g 3%
Fats 0g 1.37g 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.307g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.373g 1%
Calories 387kcal 359kcal 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Net carbs 99.98g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 99.8g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +40100%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Pilaf
3
98%
Starch: 71.23 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.13 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +33166.7%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.