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Porridge vs. Marmalade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between porridge and marmalade?

  • Porridge is richer in iron, yet marmalade is richer in copper and vitamin C.
  • Porridge's daily need coverage for iron is 45% higher.
  • Porridge has 2 times more calcium than marmalade. Porridge has 87mg of calcium, while marmalade has 38mg.
  • Porridge contains less sugar.
  • Marmalade has a lower glycemic index than porridge.

We used Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Marmalade, orange types in this comparison.

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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 1.4% 11% 3.3% 5.6% 30% 1.1% 1.7% 7.3% 2.6% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +128.9%
Contains more IronIron +2393.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +125%
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%
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 16% 1% 1.2% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 0.98% 0.9% 4.4% 0% 0% 6.8% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +373.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Marmalade DV% diff.
Iron 3.74mg 0.15mg 45%
Carbs 10.52g 66.3g 19%
Calories 50kcal 246kcal 10%
Copper 0.04mg 0.09mg 6%
Calcium 87mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.8mg 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.6µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.052mg 3%
Phosphorus 15mg 4mg 2%
Sodium 6mg 56mg 2%
Protein 1.44g 0.3g 2%
Potassium 16mg 37mg 1%
Manganese 0mg 0.02mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0g 1%
Magnesium 5mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.015mg 1%
Folate 12µg 9µg 1%
Choline 3mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.04mg 1%
Fiber 0.5g 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.21g 0g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 65.6g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 60g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.005mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.007mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.015mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.01mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.013mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.006mg 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
66% 33%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 66.3 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +380%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +163.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +530.2%
~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. Marmalade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168819/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.