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Oatmeal vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between oatmeal and sweet and sour

  • Oatmeal has more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and folate, while sweet, and sour has more vitamin C and manganese.
  • Oatmeal covers your daily need for iron, 72% more than sweet and sour.
  • Oatmeal contains 16 times more vitamin B3 than sweet and sour. While oatmeal contains 3.025mg of vitamin B3, sweet, and sour contains only 0.187mg.
  • The amount of sodium in oatmeal is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more IronIron +2738.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +588.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.4%

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.
Oatmeal
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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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1031.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1517.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +240.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +447.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +95.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Iron 5.96mg 0.21mg 72%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.053mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 0.187mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.048mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.019mg 15%
Sodium 49mg 371mg 14%
Vitamin A 130µg 1µg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 7mg 10%
Carbs 11.67g 38.22g 9%
Folate 44µg 8µg 9%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.761mg 9%
Selenium 5µg 0.4µg 8%
Calcium 80mg 10mg 7%
Fiber 1.7g 0.1g 6%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.093mg 4%
Protein 2.37g 0.27g 4%
Calories 68kcal 150kcal 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Magnesium 26mg 8mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0g 3%
Fats 1.36g 0.02g 2%
Saturated fat 0.226g 0g 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.079mg 1%
Potassium 61mg 99mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 0g 1%
Net carbs 9.97g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.003g N/A
Choline 4.7mg 2.4mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +777.8%
Contains more FatsFats +6700%
Contains more WaterWater +39.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +227.5%
Contains more OtherOther +114%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.