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Crouton vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crouton and porridge

  • Porridge has less selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, vitamin B2, fiber, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Crouton covers your daily selenium needs 63% more than porridge.
  • Porridge has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Croutons, plain and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt.

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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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +520%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +675%
Contains more CopperCopper +307.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +584.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +666.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1239.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
~equal in Iron ~3.74mg

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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +1032.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +988%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +946%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +504.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Porridge DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 2.8µg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.055mg 47%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.52mg 31%
Sodium 698mg 6mg 30%
Folate 132µg 12µg 30%
Manganese 0.5mg 0mg 22%
Carbs 73.5g 10.52g 21%
Protein 11.9g 1.44g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.025mg 19%
Calories 407kcal 50kcal 18%
Fiber 5.1g 0.5g 18%
Phosphorus 115mg 15mg 14%
Copper 0.163mg 0.04mg 14%
Fats 6.6g 0.21g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.114g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.028g 8%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.071mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.033g 7%
Magnesium 31mg 5mg 6%
Iron 4.08mg 3.74mg 4%
Potassium 124mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.013mg 1%
Calcium 76mg 87mg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 10.02g N/A
Sugar 0.03g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.078mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 ProteinProtein +726.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3042.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +598.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1036.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1492.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.114 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10825%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1016.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.

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