Brown sugar vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between brown sugar and porridge?
- Porridge is richer than brown sugar in iron.
- Porridge's daily need coverage for iron is 38% more.
- Brown sugar has 3234 times more sugar than porridge. While brown sugar has 97.02g of sugar, porridge has only 0.03g.
We used Sugars, brown and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +80% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +731.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +17.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +426.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +333.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +275% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -78.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +133.3% |
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 B5Vitamin B5 | +85.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +215.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +372.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 0.71mg | 3.74mg | 38% |
Carbs | 98.09g | 10.52g | 29% |
Calories | 380kcal | 50kcal | 17% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.055mg | 5% |
Folate | 1µg | 12µg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.11mg | 0.52mg | 3% |
Protein | 0.12g | 1.44g | 3% |
Potassium | 133mg | 16mg | 3% |
Selenium | 1.2µg | 2.8µg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.064mg | 0mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 4mg | 15mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 0.013mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.025mg | 2% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.5g | 2% |
Zinc | 0.03mg | 0.13mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 9mg | 5mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.114g | 1% |
Sodium | 28mg | 6mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.132mg | 0.071mg | 1% |
Fructose | 1.11g | 1% | |
Copper | 0.047mg | 0.04mg | 1% |
Fats | 0g | 0.21g | 0% |
Net carbs | 98.09g | 10.02g | N/A |
Calcium | 83mg | 87mg | 0% |
Sugar | 97.02g | 0.03g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.033g | 0% |
Choline | 2.3mg | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.028g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.02mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.045mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.063mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.11mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.037mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.078mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.07mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.033mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.12 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
98.09 g
Water:
1.34 g
Other:
0.45 g
Protein:
1.44 g
Fats:
0.21 g
Carbs:
10.52 g
Water:
87.61 g
Other:
0.22 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +832.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +104.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1100% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +6438.1% |