How are okara and cereal different? Cereal is higher than okara in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese. Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 522% more than okara. Okara is lower in sodium. Okara and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
6
100 g
300 g
1 cup - 122g
Magnesium
Magnesium
Calcium
Calcium
Potassium
Potassium
Iron
Iron
Copper
Copper
Zinc
Zinc
Phosphorus
Phosphorus
Sodium
Sodium
Manganese
Manganese
Selenium
Selenium
19%
24%
19%
49%
67%
15%
26%
1.2%
53%
58%
4
100 g
300 g
1 cup - 29g 1 serving (NLEA serving = 1 cup) - 29g
Magnesium
Magnesium
Calcium
Calcium
Potassium
Potassium
Iron
Iron
Copper
Copper
Zinc
Zinc
Phosphorus
Phosphorus
Sodium
Sodium
Manganese
Manganese
Selenium
Selenium
14%
3%
9.3%
1277%
46%
207%
33%
104%
103%
34%
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.
1
100 g
300 g
1 cup - 122g
Vitamin C
Vit. C
Vitamin D
Vit. D
Vitamin A
Vit. A
Vitamin E
Vit. E
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
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
4.6%
1.9%
5.3%
27%
0%
0%
20%
8
100 g
300 g
1 cup - 29g 1 serving (NLEA serving = 1 cup) - 29g
Vitamin C
Vit. C
Vitamin D
Vit. D
Vitamin A
Vit. A
Vitamin E
Vit. E
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
128%
0%
271%
1.6%
1572%
893%
555%
14%
1381%
0%
0%
0%
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
Nutrient
DV% diff.
Vitamin B1
0.02mg
6.288mg
522%
Vitamin B6
0.115mg
5.986mg
452%
Iron
1.3mg
34.06mg
410%
Vitamin B2
0.02mg
3.87mg
296%
Vitamin B3
0.1mg
29.62mg
185%
Vitamin A
0µg
814µg
90%
Zinc
0.56mg
7.6mg
64%
Vitamin C
0mg
38.5mg
43%
Sodium
9mg
795mg
34%
Carbs
12.23g
86.85g
25%
Manganese
0.404mg
0.79mg
17%
Calories
76kcal
378kcal
15%
Selenium
10.6µg
6.3µg
8%
Calcium
80mg
10mg
7%
Copper
0.2mg
0.137mg
7%
Folate
26µg
7%
Fiber
1.4g
6%
Protein
3.52g
6.06g
5%
Potassium
213mg
105mg
3%
Vitamin B5
0.088mg
0.226mg
3%
Polyunsaturated fat
0.755g
0.354g
3%
Magnesium
26mg
19mg
2%
Phosphorus
60mg
77mg
2%
Fats
1.73g
1.08g
1%
Vitamin E
0.08mg
1%
Protein per 100 calories
4.6g
1.6g
N/A
Calories per 10 g protein
216kcal
624kcal
N/A
Weight per 100 calories
132g
26g
N/A
Net carbs
12.23g
85.45g
N/A
Sugar
10.35g
N/A
Saturated fat
0.193g
0.26g
0%
Monounsaturated fat
0.295g
0.204g
0%
Tryptophan
0.05mg
0.066mg
0%
Threonine
0.131mg
0.241mg
0%
Isoleucine
0.159mg
0.26mg
0%
Leucine
0.244mg
0.767mg
0%
Lysine
0.212mg
0.113mg
0%
Methionine
0.041mg
0.13mg
0%
Phenylalanine
0.157mg
0.365mg
0%
Valine
0.162mg
0.344mg
0%
Histidine
0.093mg
0.162mg
0%
Fructose
0.26g
0%
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2
4%
2%
12%
82%
Protein:
3.52 g
Fats:
1.73 g
Carbs:
12.23 g
Water:
81.64 g
Other:
0.88 g
3
6%
87%
4%
2%
Protein:
6.06 g
Fats:
1.08 g
Carbs:
86.85 g
Water:
3.78 g
Other:
2.23 g
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Fats Fats
+60.2%
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Water Water
+2059.8%
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Protein Protein
+72.2%
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Carbs Carbs
+610.1%
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Other Other
+153.4%
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
3
16%
24%
61%
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.193 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.755 g
0
32%
25%
43%
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.354 g
Contains
less
Sat. Fat Saturated fat
-25.8%
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Mono. Fat Monounsaturated fat
+44.6%
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Poly. Fat Polyunsaturated fat
+113.3%