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Tomato vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tomatoes and pilaf

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin A, while pilaf has more selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, manganese, iron, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for selenium is 59% higher.
  • Pilaf contains 60 times less vitamin A than tomatoes. Tomatoes contain 833IU of vitamin A, while pilaf contains 14IU.
  • The amount of sodium in tomatoes is lower.
  • Tomatoes have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tomatoes is 23, while the glycemic index of pilaf is 60.

The food types used in this comparison are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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.
Tomato
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Pilaf
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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 +26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +730%
Contains more IronIron +803.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +181.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +494.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +541.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +673.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
4
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Pilaf
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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 +234.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1250%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1480%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1529.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +357.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +931.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +703.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1313.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +161.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 0µg 32.4µg 59%
Sodium 5mg 1303mg 56%
Folate 15µg 212µg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.603mg 47%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 6.127mg 35%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.882mg 33%
Starch 0g 71.23g 29%
Iron 0.27mg 2.44mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.4mg 25%
Carbs 3.89g 76.31g 24%
Protein 0.88g 10.42g 19%
Phosphorus 24mg 154mg 19%
Calories 18kcal 359kcal 17%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.715mg 13%
Copper 0.059mg 0.166mg 12%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 4.1mg 11%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.01mg 8%
Calcium 10mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0.5µg 6%
Magnesium 11mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.087mg 5%
Vitamin A 42µg 4µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.04mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.37g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.377g 2%
Choline 6.7mg 17.5mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 0g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.373g 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.307g 1%
Potassium 237mg 188mg 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g 1.53g N/A
Fiber 1.2g 1.2g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 WaterWater +1075.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1084.1%
Contains more FatsFats +585%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1861.7%
Contains more OtherOther +656.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 -90.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1103.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +354.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
2
48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.37 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 GlucoseGlucose +1150%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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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