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Porridge vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between porridge and sweet and sour

  • Porridge has more iron and calcium, while sweet, and sour has more manganese and vitamin C.
  • Porridge covers your daily need for iron, 44% more than sweet and sour.
  • Porridge contains 9 times more calcium than sweet and sour. While porridge contains 87mg of calcium, sweet, and sour contains only 10mg.
  • The amount of sodium 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 Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +770%
Contains more IronIron +1681%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +114.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +518.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.5%
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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +307.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Iron 3.74mg 0.21mg 44%
Manganese 0mg 0.761mg 33%
Sodium 6mg 371mg 16%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Carbs 10.52g 38.22g 9%
Calcium 87mg 10mg 8%
Calories 50kcal 150kcal 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.079mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.4µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.053mg 3%
Potassium 16mg 99mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.187mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 0.1g 2%
Protein 1.44g 0.27g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0g 1%
Folate 12µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.048mg 1%
Phosphorus 15mg 7mg 1%
Magnesium 5mg 8mg 1%
Fats 0.21g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 10.02g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 18.75g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.093mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Choline 2.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +433.3%
Contains more FatsFats +950%
Contains more WaterWater +45.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +263.3%
Contains more OtherOther +454.5%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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