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Porridge vs. Chili pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porridge and chili pepper

  • Porridge has more iron and calcium; however, chili pepper has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, copper, potassium, and manganese.
  • Chili pepper's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 160% more.
  • Porridge has 6 times more calcium than chili pepper. Porridge has 87mg of calcium, while chili pepper has 14mg.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than chili pepper.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Peppers, hot chili, red, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.2% 28% 39% 43% 7.1% 18% 1.2% 24% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +521.4%
Contains more IronIron +263.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +460%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +360%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1912.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +222.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +186.7%
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%
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 479% 16% 14% 0% 18% 20% 23% 12% 117% 0% 35% 17% 5.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +244%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +183.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3792.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13900%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Chili pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 143.7mg 160%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.506mg 38%
Iron 3.74mg 1.03mg 34%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 14µg 12%
Copper 0.04mg 0.129mg 10%
Potassium 16mg 322mg 9%
Manganese 0mg 0.187mg 8%
Calcium 87mg 14mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 1.244mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.086mg 5%
Fiber 0.5g 1.5g 4%
Magnesium 5mg 23mg 4%
Phosphorus 15mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.69mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.5µg 4%
Folate 12µg 23µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.201mg 3%
Choline 10.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.239g 1%
Calories 50kcal 40kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.072mg 1%
Protein 1.44g 1.87g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.26mg 1%
Carbs 10.52g 8.81g 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.44g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 7.31g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 5.3g N/A
Sodium 6mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.042g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.024g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.041mg 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
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 1.87 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 8.81 g
Water: 88.02 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.9%
Contains more FatsFats +109.5%
Contains more OtherOther +290.9%
~equal in Water ~88.02g

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
14% 8% 78%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.024 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.239 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +109.6%

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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. Chili pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170106/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.