Baby food vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baby food and spread different?
- Baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and fiber, while spread is higher in vitamin B12.
- Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 584% more than spread.
- Baby food contains 61 times more calcium than spread. Baby food contains 733mg of calcium, while spread contains 12mg.
- Baby food is lower in sodium.
- Baby food has a higher glycemic index (56) than spread (0).
Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Sandwich spread, pork, beef types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1150% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6008.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +297.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +5912.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +156.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +135.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +564.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +167% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +111.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1317.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1927.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1906.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +149.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +57.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +2050% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +2500% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +168.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 47.5mg | 0.79mg | 584% |
| Vitamin B3 | 34.714mg | 1.73mg | 206% |
| Vitamin B2 | 2.717mg | 0.134mg | 199% |
| Vitamin B1 | 2.438mg | 0.172mg | 189% |
| Calcium | 733mg | 12mg | 72% |
| Phosphorus | 392mg | 59mg | 48% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.12µg | 47% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 1013mg | 44% |
| Fiber | 7.5g | 0.2g | 29% |
| Selenium | 25.9µg | 9.7µg | 29% |
| Saturated fat | 0.769g | 5.977g | 24% |
| Copper | 0.334mg | 0.13mg | 23% |
| Magnesium | 100mg | 8mg | 22% |
| Carbs | 73.4g | 11.94g | 20% |
| Fats | 4.4g | 17.34g | 20% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.206g | 7.584g | 16% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 38mg | 13% |
| Zinc | 2.4mg | 1.02mg | 13% |
| Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 1.74mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.074mg | 0.43mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 437mg | 110mg | 10% |
| Folate | 43µg | 2µg | 10% |
| Protein | 12.2g | 7.66g | 9% |
| Choline | 23.2mg | 62.3mg | 7% |
| Calories | 379kcal | 235kcal | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.697g | 2.565g | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.189mg | 0.12mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 22IU | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 26µg | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.6µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2.3mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.026mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 65.9g | 11.74g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.87g | 0g | N/A |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1.6µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0.082mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.4mg | 0.334mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0.334mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.041mg | 0.6mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.404mg | 0.663mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.24mg | 0.196mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0.301mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.653mg | 0.356mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.286mg | 0.279mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +59.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +514.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +18.7% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +294.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +799.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.1% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +528.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +51.1% |