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Porridge vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porridge and lime

  • Porridge has more iron and calcium; however, lime has more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Porridge's daily need coverage for iron is 39% more.
  • Porridge has 3 times more calcium than lime. Porridge has 87mg of calcium, while lime has 33mg.
  • Porridge is lower in sugar.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than lime.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Limes, 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%
Lime
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +163.6%
Contains more IronIron +523.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +537.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +160%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +230.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Lime DV% diff.
Iron 3.74mg 0.6mg 39%
Vitamin C 0mg 29.1mg 32%
Fiber 0.5g 2.8g 9%
Calcium 87mg 33mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.4µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.217mg 3%
Potassium 16mg 102mg 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.065mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.043mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.22mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Folate 12µg 8µg 1%
Protein 1.44g 0.7g 1%
Calories 50kcal 30kcal 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 7.74g N/A
Carbs 10.52g 10.54g 0%
Magnesium 5mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0.03g 1.69g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.11mg 0%
Phosphorus 15mg 18mg 0%
Sodium 6mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.002mg 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
Lime
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.7%
Contains more OtherOther +36.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g
~equal in Carbs ~10.54g
~equal in Water ~88.26g

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
Lime
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +107.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.3%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.