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Veggie burger vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are veggie burgers and pilaf different?

  • Veggie burgers are higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, fiber, and vitamin B2; however, pilaf is richer in folate, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for veggie burgers is 171% higher.
  • Veggie burgers contain 101 times more vitamin B12 than pilaf. While veggie burgers contain 2.01µg of vitamin B12, pilaf contains only 0.02µg.
  • Veggie burgers have less sodium.

Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared 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 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +43.4%
~equal in Iron ~2.44mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.882mg

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
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 EVitamin E +475%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +339.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +9950%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +740%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32%
Contains more FolateFolate +71%
~equal in Vitamin C ~4.1mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~17.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Pilaf DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0.603mg 171%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0.02µg 83%
Sodium 569mg 1303mg 32%
Starch 5.78g 71.23g 27%
Folate 124µg 212µg 22%
Carbs 14.27g 76.31g 21%
Selenium 22.6µg 32.4µg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 6.127mg 15%
Fiber 4.9g 1.2g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.087mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 0.377g 11%
Protein 15.7g 10.42g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0.715mg 9%
Calories 177kcal 359kcal 9%
Fats 6.3g 1.37g 8%
Phosphorus 206mg 154mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0.4mg 7%
Magnesium 56mg 32mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.44g 0.307g 5%
Calcium 136mg 83mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 0.373g 4%
Potassium 333mg 188mg 4%
Copper 0.2mg 0.166mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0.5µg 3%
Manganese 0.951mg 0.882mg 3%
Zinc 1.26mg 1.01mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.04mg 1%
Cholesterol 5mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 4.1mg 0%
Net carbs 9.37g 75.11g N/A
Iron 2.41mg 2.44mg 0%
Sugar 1.07g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Choline 19.4mg 17.5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0.15mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.7%
Contains more FatsFats +359.9%
Contains more WaterWater +661.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +434.8%
Contains more OtherOther +53.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +376.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +436.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
84% 9% 4% 2%
Starch: 5.78 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.26 g
Fructose: 0.13 g
Lactose: 0.06 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Pilaf
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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 +106.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +160%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +1132.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.