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Porridge vs. Arugula — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porridge and arugula

  • Porridge has more iron; however, arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, and calcium.
  • Arugula's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 90% more.
  • Porridge has 3 times more iron than arugula. Porridge has 3.74mg of iron, while arugula has 1.46mg.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than arugula.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Arugula, raw.

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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 3.6% 26% 1.4% 140% 13% 3.5% 6.4% 0.78% 0% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Contains more IronIron +156.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +840%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2206.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains more ZincZinc +261.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +246.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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% 0.4% 0% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2050%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +244%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +515.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +461.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +108500%
Contains more FolateFolate +708.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Arugula DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 108.6µg 90%
Iron 3.74mg 1.46mg 29%
Folate 12µg 97µg 21%
Vitamin C 0mg 15mg 17%
Manganese 0mg 0.321mg 14%
Vitamin A 0µg 119µg 13%
Magnesium 5mg 47mg 10%
Potassium 16mg 369mg 10%
Calcium 87mg 160mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.437mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.073mg 5%
Phosphorus 15mg 52mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.086mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.3µg 5%
Fiber 0.5g 1.6g 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.076mg 4%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.43mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Carbs 10.52g 3.65g 2%
Protein 1.44g 2.58g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.319g 1%
Calories 50kcal 25kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.044mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.305mg 1%
Sodium 6mg 27mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.66g 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 2.05g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 2.05g N/A
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.086g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 g
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +188.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +79.2%
Contains more FatsFats +214.3%
Contains more OtherOther +536.4%
~equal in Water ~91.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.114 g
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179.8%

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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. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/nutrients
  2. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.