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Oatmeal vs. Chicken soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between oatmeal and chicken soup

  • Chicken soup has less iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Oatmeal covers your daily iron needs 72% more than chicken soup.
  • The glycemic index of oatmeal is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared.

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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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2566.7%
Contains more IronIron +2738.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +342.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.1%

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% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +642.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +152.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +780%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +95.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Chicken soup DV% diff.
Iron 5.96mg 0.21mg 72%
Manganese 0.558mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.035mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.061mg 18%
Vitamin A 130µg 1µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.085mg 10%
Folate 44µg 5µg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 1.584mg 9%
Calcium 80mg 3mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Phosphorus 77mg 27mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 6%
Selenium 5µg 2.2µg 5%
Magnesium 26mg 4mg 5%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.14mg 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Sodium 49mg 143mg 4%
Carbs 11.67g 3.53g 3%
Calories 68kcal 36kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0.213g 1%
Potassium 61mg 105mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Choline 4.7mg 9.2mg 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.054mg 1%
Protein 2.37g 2.52g 0%
Fats 1.36g 1.2g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 9.97g 3.53g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 1.58g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g N/A
Saturated fat 0.226g 0.321g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 0.582g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 g
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +230.6%
~equal in Protein ~2.52g
~equal in Water ~92.15g
~equal in Other ~0.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48.8%

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/nutrients
  2. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.