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Porridge vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between porridge and barbecue sauce

  • Porridge has more iron and calcium, while barbecue sauce has more potassium, manganese, and vitamin E.
  • Barbecue sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 44% more than porridge.
  • Porridge contains 6 times more iron than barbecue sauce. While porridge contains 3.74mg of iron, barbecue sauce contains only 0.64mg.
  • The amount of sodium in porridge is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Sauce, barbecue.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +163.6%
Contains more IronIron +484.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +115.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1350%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +139.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +124%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 6mg 1027mg 44%
Iron 3.74mg 0.64mg 39%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Carbs 10.52g 40.77g 10%
Calories 50kcal 172kcal 6%
Potassium 16mg 232mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.075mg 5%
Calcium 87mg 33mg 5%
Manganese 0mg 0.126mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.8mg 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.072mg 4%
Folate 12µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.023mg 3%
Selenium 2.8µg 1.3µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.164mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.056mg 2%
Magnesium 5mg 13mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.9g 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 20mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.63g 1%
Protein 1.44g 0.82g 1%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.8µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 33.24g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.17mg 0%
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.597mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.082g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.101g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.6%
Contains more WaterWater +60.1%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1295.5%

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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +192.9%

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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. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/nutrients
  2. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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