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Porridge vs. Bran — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between porridge and bran?

  • Porridge is higher in iron and calcium, yet bran is higher in manganese, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B1, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Bran's daily need coverage for manganese is 42% more.
  • Porridge has 9 times more calcium than bran. While porridge has 87mg of calcium, bran has only 10mg.

We used Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Oat bran, cooked types 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%
Bran
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3% 8.1% 33% 22% 14% 51% 0.13% 126% 42%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +770%
Contains more IronIron +325%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +475%
Contains more CopperCopper +65%
Contains more ZincZinc +307.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +693.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175%

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%
Bran
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 40% 7.8% 2.7% 13% 5.8% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +261.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Bran DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 0.964mg 42%
Iron 3.74mg 0.88mg 36%
Phosphorus 15mg 119mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.16mg 9%
Selenium 2.8µg 7.7µg 9%
Fiber 0.5g 2.6g 8%
Magnesium 5mg 40mg 8%
Calcium 87mg 10mg 8%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.53mg 4%
Protein 1.44g 3.21g 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.066mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.217mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.144mg 2%
Potassium 16mg 92mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.339g 2%
Folate 12µg 6µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.163g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.025mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.291g 1%
Calories 50kcal 40kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.034mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.86g 1%
Carbs 10.52g 11.44g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 8.84g N/A
Sugar 0.03g N/A
Sodium 6mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.057mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.057mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.165mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.07mg 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
Bran
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3% 11% 84%
Protein: 3.21 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 11.44 g
Water: 84 g
Other: 0.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.9%
Contains more FatsFats +309.5%
Contains more OtherOther +122.7%
~equal in Carbs ~11.44g
~equal in Water ~84g

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
Bran
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.163 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.291 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.339 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +939.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +197.4%

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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. Bran - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168873/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.