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Porridge vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between porridge and butterscotch

  • Porridge has more iron and calcium, while butterscotch has more monounsaturated fat.
  • Porridge covers your daily need for iron, 47% more than butterscotch.
  • Porridge contains 22 times more calcium than butterscotch. While porridge contains 87mg of calcium, butterscotch contains only 4mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat 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 Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2075%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +433.3%
Contains more IronIron +37300%
Contains more CopperCopper +3900%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +358.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1675%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Butterscotch DV% diff.
Iron 3.74mg 0.01mg 47%
Carbs 10.52g 90.4g 27%
Calories 50kcal 391kcal 17%
Sodium 6mg 391mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.033g 2.065g 9%
Calcium 87mg 4mg 8%
Fats 0.21g 3.3g 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.6µg 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.001mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.012mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.002mg 3%
Protein 1.44g 0.03g 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.845g 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 1mg 2%
Magnesium 5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.004mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 90.4g N/A
Potassium 16mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0.03g 80.46g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.122g 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% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4700%
Contains more WaterWater +1568.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1471.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +759.3%
Contains more OtherOther +363.6%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2917.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.122g

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.