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Porridge vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are porridge and honey different?

  • Porridge has more iron and calcium than honey.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for porridge is 42% higher.
  • Porridge contains 15 times more calcium than honey. While porridge contains 87mg of calcium, honey contains only 6mg.
  • Porridge has less sugar.

Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Honey are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1350%
Contains more IronIron +790.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0.036mg

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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.068mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Honey DV% diff.
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Iron 3.74mg 0.42mg 42%
Carbs 10.52g 82.4g 24%
Calories 50kcal 304kcal 13%
Calcium 87mg 6mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.8µg 4%
Folate 12µg 2µg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.121mg 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 4mg 2%
Protein 1.44g 0.3g 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.2g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.22mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Potassium 16mg 52mg 1%
Magnesium 5mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.038mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 82.12g N/A
Copper 0.04mg 0.036mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.068mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.001mg 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
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +380%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +412.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +683.3%
~equal in Other ~0.2g

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

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

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