Baby food vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are baby food and vegetable different?
- Baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and vitamin E; however, vegetable is richer in vitamin A.
- Daily need coverage for iron for baby food is 584% higher.
- Baby food contains 86 times more selenium than vegetable. While baby food contains 25.9µg of selenium, vegetable contains only 0.3µg.
Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +354.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2832% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +158.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +5692.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +302.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +389.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +668.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +8533.3% |
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 EVitamin E | +868.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +3333.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +2164.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3979.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +611.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +155.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +126.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +39.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +21300% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1466.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 47.5mg | 0.82mg | 584% |
| Vitamin B3 | 34.714mg | 0.851mg | 212% |
| Vitamin B2 | 2.717mg | 0.12mg | 200% |
| Vitamin B1 | 2.438mg | 0.071mg | 197% |
| Calcium | 733mg | 25mg | 71% |
| Phosphorus | 392mg | 51mg | 49% |
| Selenium | 25.9µg | 0.3µg | 47% |
| Copper | 0.334mg | 0.083mg | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 214µg | 24% |
| Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 0.38mg | 22% |
| Carbs | 73.4g | 13.09g | 20% |
| Magnesium | 100mg | 22mg | 19% |
| Protein | 12.2g | 2.86g | 19% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.074mg | 0.151mg | 18% |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 23.5µg | 18% |
| Zinc | 2.4mg | 0.49mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 0.379mg | 16% | |
| Calories | 379kcal | 65kcal | 16% |
| Fiber | 7.5g | 4.4g | 12% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.697g | 0.072g | 11% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.189mg | 0.074mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 437mg | 169mg | 8% |
| Fats | 4.4g | 0.15g | 7% |
| Folate | 43µg | 19µg | 6% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.206g | 0.01g | 3% |
| Saturated fat | 0.769g | 0.031g | 3% |
| Sodium | 3mg | 35mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.3mg | 3.2mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 65.9g | 8.69g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.87g | 3.12g | N/A |
| Choline | 23.2mg | 24.1mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0.029mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.4mg | 0.115mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0.139mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.041mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.404mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.24mg | 0.034mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.653mg | 0.149mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.286mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +326.6% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +2833.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +460.7% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +392.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1142.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +11960% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2256.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96% |
