Butter vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are butter and porridge different?
- Butter is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B12, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while porridge is higher in iron and calcium.
- Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 252% more than porridge.
- Porridge has a higher glycemic index (66) than butter (0).
Butter, without salt and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt 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 PotassiumPotassium | +50% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +60% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +150% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +262.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +18600% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +150% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +44.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -45.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +180% |
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 AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +11500% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +36% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +54.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +6900% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1000% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1138.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +333.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 50.489g | 0.033g | 229% |
Fats | 81.11g | 0.21g | 124% |
Vitamin A | 684µg | 0µg | 76% |
Cholesterol | 215mg | 0mg | 72% |
Monounsaturated fat | 23.43g | 0.028g | 59% |
Iron | 0.02mg | 3.74mg | 47% |
Calories | 717kcal | 50kcal | 33% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.01g | 0.114g | 19% |
Vitamin E | 2.32mg | 0.02mg | 15% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.17µg | 0µg | 7% |
Calcium | 24mg | 87mg | 6% |
Vitamin K | 7µg | 0.1µg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0.055mg | 4% |
Carbs | 0.06g | 10.52g | 3% |
Selenium | 1µg | 2.8µg | 3% |
Choline | 18.8mg | 3% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.042mg | 0.52mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.016mg | 0.04mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.5g | 2% |
Folate | 3µg | 12µg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.003mg | 0.013mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 0.071mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.034mg | 0.025mg | 1% |
Protein | 0.85g | 1.44g | 1% |
Phosphorus | 24mg | 15mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 2mg | 5mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0.06g | 10.02g | N/A |
Potassium | 24mg | 16mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.06g | 0.03g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.09mg | 0.13mg | 0% |
Sodium | 11mg | 6mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.004mg | 0mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.038mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.051mg | 0.063mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.083mg | 0.11mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.067mg | 0.037mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.021mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.041mg | 0.078mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.057mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.023mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.315g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 2.166g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +38523.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +69.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +17433.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +388.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +450% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +83578.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2540.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.9% |