Papadum vs. Paratha — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between papadum and paratha?

Paratha has less copper, iron, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, and zinc than papadum.
Papadum's daily need coverage for copper is 95% higher.
Papadum has 22 times more folate than paratha. Papadum has 219µg of folate, while paratha has 10µg.
Paratha contains less sodium.

We used Papad and Bread, paratha, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen types in this comparison.

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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.

Papadum

Paratha

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+632.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+472%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+619.4%
Contains more IronIron	+384.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+583.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+314.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+220.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-74.1%

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.

Papadum

Paratha

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+151.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+239.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+256.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2090%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+750%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.998mg	0.146mg	95%
Iron	7.8mg	1.61mg	77%
Magnesium	271mg	37mg	56%
Sodium	1745mg	452mg	56%
Folate	219µg	10µg	52%
Protein	25.56g	6.36g	38%
Phosphorus	385mg	120mg	38%
Fiber	18.6g	9.6g	36%
Potassium	1000mg	139mg	25%
Zinc	3.4mg	0.82mg	23%
Manganese	1.562mg	1.054mg	22%
Saturated fat	1.084g	5.826g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.285mg	0.08mg	16%
Fats	3.25g	13.2g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.277mg	0.11mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.258mg	0.076mg	14%
Starch		31.5g	13%
Calcium	143mg	25mg	12%
Vitamin E	0.05mg	1.35mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.917mg	0.465mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.148g	2.484g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.532g	3.837g	8%
Carbs	59.87g	45.35g	5%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	3.4µg	3%
Calories	371kcal	326kcal	2%
Selenium	8.3µg	7.1µg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.472mg	1.83mg	2%
Cholesterol	4mg	1mg	1%
Vitamin A	13µg	2µg	1%
Choline	0.4mg	6.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	513kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	41.27g	35.75g	N/A
Sugar	0g	4.15g	N/A
Trans fat		0.034g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.266mg		0%
Threonine	0.886mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.303mg		0%
Leucine	2.115mg		0%
Lysine	1.695mg		0%
Methionine	0.372mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.491mg		0%
Valine	1.434mg		0%
Histidine	0.715mg		0%
Fructose		0.35g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.064g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.386g	N/A