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Palm oil vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are palm oil and porridge different?

  • Palm oil is richer in vitamin E, vitamin K, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat, while porridge is higher in iron, calcium, and selenium.
  • Palm oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 246% more than porridge.
  • Palm oil contains 1321 times more monounsaturated fat than porridge. Palm oil contains 37g of monounsaturated fat, while porridge contains 0.028g.
  • Porridge is lower in saturated fat.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index (66) than palm oil (0).

Oil, palm and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0.38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +37300%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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% 319% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0.16%
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 EVitamin E +79600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7900%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Palm oil Porridge DV% diff.
Saturated fat 49.3g 0.033g 224%
Fats 100g 0.21g 154%
Vitamin E 15.94mg 0.02mg 106%
Monounsaturated fat 37g 0.028g 92%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.3g 0.114g 61%
Iron 0.01mg 3.74mg 47%
Calories 884kcal 50kcal 42%
Calcium 0mg 87mg 9%
Vitamin K 8µg 0.1µg 7%
Selenium 0µg 2.8µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.055mg 5%
Carbs 0g 10.52g 4%
Copper 0mg 0.04mg 4%
Folate 0µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.52mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.44g 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.025mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Phosphorus 0mg 15mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 5mg 1%
Zinc 0mg 0.13mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.071mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.013mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 10.02g N/A
Potassium 0mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.03g N/A
Sodium 0mg 6mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.078mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 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 FatsFats +47519%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 39% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 49.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.3 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 +132042.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8057.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Palm oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171015/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.