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Porridge vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porridge and french toast

  • Porridge has more iron; however, french toast has more selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B1, and vitamin A.
  • French toast's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 39% more.
  • Porridge has 2 times more iron than french toast. Porridge has 3.74mg of iron, while french toast has 1.67mg.
  • Porridge is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.

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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 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Contains more IronIron +124%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +737.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +45%
Contains more ZincZinc +415.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +680%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +617.9%

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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 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 +270.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1184%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +213.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +673.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +469.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge French toast DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 116mg 39%
Selenium 2.8µg 20.1µg 31%
Iron 3.74mg 1.67mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.321mg 23%
Sodium 6mg 479mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 2.594g 17%
Fats 0.21g 10.8g 16%
Phosphorus 15mg 117mg 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 124µg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.31µg 13%
Protein 1.44g 7.7g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.204mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.033g 2.723g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 4.524g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.549mg 10%
Calories 50kcal 229kcal 9%
Folate 12µg 43µg 8%
Manganese 0mg 0.188mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 1.628mg 7%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.67mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.074mg 5%
Carbs 10.52g 25g 5%
Potassium 16mg 134mg 3%
Magnesium 5mg 17mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Copper 0.04mg 0.058mg 2%
Calcium 87mg 100mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 25g N/A
Sugar 0.03g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.389mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g 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
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +60.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +434.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5042.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137.6%
Contains more OtherOther +718.2%

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
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16057.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2175.4%

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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. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.