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Porridge vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porridge and clam

  • Porridge has less vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and zinc.
  • Clam's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 4120% more.
  • Porridge is lower in sodium.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than clam.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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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%
Clam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 28% 55% 105% 229% 74% 145% 157% 130% 349%
Contains more IronIron +33.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3825%
Contains more CopperCopper +1620%
Contains more ZincZinc +2000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2153.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2185.7%
~equal in Calcium ~92mg

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%
Clam
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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 74% 57% 0% 0% 38% 98% 63% 41% 25% 12361% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1604%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +545%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +857.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +746.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +141.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Clam DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 98.89µg 4120%
Selenium 2.8µg 64µg 111%
Copper 0.04mg 0.688mg 72%
Sodium 6mg 1202mg 52%
Protein 1.44g 25.55g 48%
Phosphorus 15mg 338mg 46%
Manganese 0mg 1mg 43%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.426mg 31%
Vitamin C 0mg 22.1mg 25%
Zinc 0.13mg 2.73mg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Vitamin A 0µg 171µg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 3.354mg 18%
Potassium 16mg 628mg 18%
Iron 3.74mg 2.81mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.68mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.15mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.11mg 7%
Calories 50kcal 148kcal 5%
Folate 12µg 29µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.552g 3%
Magnesium 5mg 18mg 3%
Fats 0.21g 1.95g 3%
Carbs 10.52g 5.13g 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.188g 1%
Calcium 87mg 92mg 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 5.13g N/A
Sugar 0.03g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 1.112mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 1.798mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 1.909mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.576mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.915mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 1.116mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.49mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.138g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.146g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.104g 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
Clam
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26% 2% 5% 64% 4%
Protein: 25.55 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 63.64 g
Other: 3.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105.1%
Contains more WaterWater +37.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1674.3%
Contains more FatsFats +828.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1595.5%

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
Clam
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21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +514.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +384.2%

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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. Clam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171975/nutrients

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

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