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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 26% 1.4% 140% 13% 3.5% 6.4% 0.78% 0% 15%
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%
~equal in Calcium ~87mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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 0% 0% 0.4% 0% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Porridge 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
11% 88%
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%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients
  2. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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