Oats vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between oats and baby food
- Oats have more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and fiber; however, baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and calcium.
- Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 535% more than oats.
- Oats have 2 times more copper than baby food. While oats have 0.626mg of copper, baby food has only 0.334mg.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Oats and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +77% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +87.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +65.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +33.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1257.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +906.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +25.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +30.2% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +219.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1854.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +3512.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +58.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 4.72mg | 47.5mg | 535% |
Manganese | 4.916mg | 214% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.961mg | 34.714mg | 211% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.139mg | 2.717mg | 198% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.763mg | 2.438mg | 140% |
Calcium | 54mg | 733mg | 68% |
Selenium | 25.9µg | 47% | |
Copper | 0.626mg | 0.334mg | 32% |
Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 25% | |
Phosphorus | 523mg | 392mg | 19% |
Magnesium | 177mg | 100mg | 18% |
Zinc | 3.97mg | 2.4mg | 14% |
Fiber | 10.6g | 7.5g | 12% |
Protein | 16.89g | 12.2g | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.535g | 1.697g | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.349mg | 1.074mg | 6% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.119mg | 0.189mg | 5% |
Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
Fats | 6.9g | 4.4g | 4% |
Folate | 56µg | 43µg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.3mg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.178g | 1.206g | 2% |
Saturated fat | 1.217g | 0.769g | 2% |
Carbs | 66.27g | 73.4g | 2% |
Calories | 389kcal | 379kcal | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 55.67g | 65.9g | N/A |
Potassium | 429mg | 437mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.87g | N/A | |
Sodium | 2mg | 3mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.234mg | 0.158mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.575mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.694mg | 0.477mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.284mg | 1.041mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.701mg | 0.404mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.312mg | 0.24mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.895mg | 0.672mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.937mg | 0.653mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.405mg | 0.286mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +38.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +56.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +22.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +10.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +91.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +80.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +49.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -36.8% |