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Porridge vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between porridge and filo

  • Porridge has more calcium, while filo has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Filo's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 40% higher.
  • Filo contains 8 times less calcium than porridge. Porridge contains 87mg of calcium, while filo contains 11mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in porridge is lower.
  • Filo has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of filo is 38, while the glycemic index of porridge is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Phyllo dough.

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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%
Filo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +690.9%
Contains more IronIron +16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +362.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +152.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +276.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +732.1%

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%
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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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +883.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1264%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +325.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.3%
~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 Filo DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.541mg 41%
Selenium 2.8µg 23.3µg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.341mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 4.073mg 22%
Sodium 6mg 483mg 21%
Manganese 0mg 0.476mg 21%
Folate 12µg 88µg 19%
Carbs 10.52g 52.6g 14%
Calories 50kcal 299kcal 12%
Protein 1.44g 7.1g 11%
Phosphorus 15mg 75mg 9%
Fats 0.21g 6g 9%
Calcium 87mg 11mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 3.149g 8%
Saturated fat 0.033g 1.47g 7%
Copper 0.04mg 0.101mg 7%
Iron 3.74mg 3.21mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 1.9g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.302mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.923g 5%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.5µg 2%
Potassium 16mg 74mg 2%
Magnesium 5mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.03mg 1%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Net carbs 10.02g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 0.18g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.359mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.159mg 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
Filo
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7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +168.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +393.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2757.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +400%
Contains more OtherOther +672.7%

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
Filo
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27% 57% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.923 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11146.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +709.6%

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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. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/nutrients

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

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