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Chinese cuisine vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinese cuisine and baby food different?

  • Chinese cuisine is richer in vitamin K and vitamin A, while baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and copper.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 580% more than chinese cuisine.
  • Chinese cuisine contains 63 times more vitamin A than baby food. Chinese cuisine contains 1262IU of vitamin A, while baby food contains 20IU.

Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3231.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.2%
Contains more IronIron +4179.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +581.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +415.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +286.6%

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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3320%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +348.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7287.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4840%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2529.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.4%
~equal in Folate ~43µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 1.11mg 47.5mg 580%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 34.714mg 209%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 2.717mg 205%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 2.438mg 200%
Calcium 22mg 733mg 71%
Phosphorus 76mg 392mg 45%
Vitamin K 51.3µg 1.5µg 42%
Selenium 6.7µg 25.9µg 35%
Copper 0.049mg 0.334mg 32%
Fiber 1.5g 7.5g 24%
Carbs 7.29g 73.4g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Magnesium 15mg 100mg 20%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 3.68mg 19%
Sodium 409mg 3mg 18%
Calories 105kcal 379kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 1.074mg 13%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 2.3mg 10%
Protein 7.08g 12.2g 10%
Zinc 1.5mg 2.4mg 8%
Vitamin A 63µg 1µg 7%
Potassium 204mg 437mg 7%
Manganese 0.147mg 6%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 1.697g 3%
Choline 34.5mg 23.2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.189mg 2%
Folate 45µg 43µg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.769g 1%
Starch 1.82g 1%
Fats 5.3g 4.4g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 65.9g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.41g 0.87g N/A
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 1.206g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.286mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +20.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1076.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +72.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +906.9%
Contains more OtherOther +118.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~1.206g

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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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.