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Porridge vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between porridge and maple sugar

  • Porridge has more iron, while maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, potassium, and copper.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily need for manganese, 192% more than porridge.
  • Porridge contains 2 times more iron than maple sugar. While porridge contains 3.74mg of iron, maple sugar contains only 1.61mg.
  • The amount of sugar in porridge is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Sugars, maple.

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more IronIron +132.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1612.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +147.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +4561.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~90mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~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 Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 4.422mg 192%
Zinc 0.13mg 6.06mg 54%
Carbs 10.52g 90.9g 27%
Iron 3.74mg 1.61mg 27%
Calories 50kcal 354kcal 15%
Potassium 16mg 274mg 8%
Copper 0.04mg 0.099mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.009mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.8µg 4%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 5mg 19mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.04mg 3%
Protein 1.44g 0.1g 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Phosphorus 15mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.003mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.013mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 90.9g N/A
Calcium 87mg 90mg 0%
Sugar 0.03g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 6mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.064g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1340%
Contains more WaterWater +995.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +764.1%
Contains more OtherOther +263.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.6%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.036g

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.