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Porridge vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porridge and eggplant

  • Porridge has more iron and calcium; however, eggplant has more manganese, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Porridge's daily need coverage for iron is 44% more.
  • Porridge has 10 times more calcium than eggplant. Porridge has 87mg of calcium, while eggplant has 9mg.
  • Porridge is lower in sugar.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than eggplant.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Eggplant, raw.

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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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +866.7%
Contains more IronIron +1526.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1331.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +295.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +546.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Eggplant DV% diff.
Iron 3.74mg 0.23mg 44%
Fiber 0.5g 3g 10%
Manganese 0mg 0.232mg 10%
Calcium 87mg 9mg 8%
Potassium 16mg 229mg 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.3µg 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.084mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.281mg 4%
Folate 12µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Carbs 10.52g 5.88g 2%
Magnesium 5mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.3mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.649mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.037mg 1%
Calories 50kcal 25kcal 1%
Protein 1.44g 0.98g 1%
Phosphorus 15mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.039mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 3.53g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.16mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.9%
Contains more FatsFats +16.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.9%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
~equal in Water ~92.3g

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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.034g

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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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.