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Porridge vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between porridge and Coca-Cola

  • The amount of iron and calcium in porridge is higher than in Coca-Cola.
  • Porridge covers your daily need for iron, 45% more than Coca-Cola.
  • Porridge contains 44 times more calcium than Coca-Cola. While porridge contains 87mg of calcium, Coca-Cola contains only 2mg.
  • The amount of sugar 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 Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +700%
Contains more IronIron +3300%
Contains more CopperCopper +3900%
Contains more ZincZinc +550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Iron 3.74mg 0.11mg 45%
Calcium 87mg 2mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.1µg 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.001mg 4%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.44g 0.07g 3%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Magnesium 5mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0mg 1%
Calories 50kcal 37kcal 1%
Phosphorus 15mg 10mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.02g 0%
Carbs 10.52g 9.56g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 9.56g N/A
Potassium 16mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0.03g 8.97g N/A
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Choline 0.3mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1957.1%
Contains more FatsFats +950%
Contains more OtherOther +450%
~equal in Carbs ~9.56g
~equal in Water ~90.31g

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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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.