Porridge vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between porridge and baking powder
- Porridge has less calcium, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium.
- Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 579% more.
- Porridge is lower in sodium.
- Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than porridge.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.
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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 CopperCopper | +300% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1200% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1300% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +440% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6654% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +25% |
| Contains more IronIron | +194.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +14506.7% |
| 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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| 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 Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Calcium | 87mg | 5876mg | 579% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 10600mg | 461% |
| Phosphorus | 15mg | 2191mg | 311% |
| Iron | 3.74mg | 11.02mg | 91% |
| Carbs | 10.52g | 27.7g | 6% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 0mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 2.8µg | 0.2µg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 5mg | 27mg | 5% |
| Protein | 1.44g | 0g | 3% |
| Copper | 0.04mg | 0.01mg | 3% |
| Folate | 12µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.52mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.025mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.013mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 0.2g | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.13mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.114g | 0g | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.071mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Calories | 50kcal | 53kcal | 0% |
| Fats | 0.21g | 0g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 10.02g | 27.5g | N/A |
| Potassium | 16mg | 20mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.03g | 0g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0.02mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.033g | 0g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.028g | 0g | 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
Protein:
1.44 g
Fats:
0.21 g
Carbs:
10.52 g
Water:
87.61 g
Other:
0.22 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
27.7 g
Water:
5 g
Other:
67.3 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1652.2% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +163.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +30490.9% |
