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Potato bread vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between potato bread and porridge

  • Potato bread has more phosphorus, folate, fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, selenium, and zinc; however, porridge has more iron.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for potato bread is 51% higher.
  • Porridge has 63 times less sodium than potato bread. Potato bread has 375mg of sodium, while porridge has 6mg.

Food types used in this article are Bread, potato and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt.

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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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +460%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4387.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +135%
Contains more ZincZinc +1007.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2360%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +239.3%
Contains more IronIron +66.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2250%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +241.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +324%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +140.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1050.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1684.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6700%
Contains more FolateFolate +950%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato bread Porridge DV% diff.
Phosphorus 369mg 15mg 51%
Folate 126µg 12µg 29%
Fiber 6.3g 0.5g 23%
Protein 12.5g 1.44g 22%
Potassium 718mg 16mg 21%
Iron 2.25mg 3.74mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.232mg 0.013mg 17%
Sodium 375mg 6mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.817mg 0.071mg 15%
Carbs 47.07g 10.52g 12%
Selenium 9.5µg 2.8µg 12%
Zinc 1.44mg 0.13mg 12%
Calories 266kcal 50kcal 11%
Manganese 0.253mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.188mg 0.055mg 11%
Calcium 188mg 87mg 10%
Copper 0.094mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.025mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.8µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.15µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.25mg 0.52mg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 5mg 5%
Fats 3.13g 0.21g 4%
Vitamin E 0.47mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.114g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 40.77g 10.02g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 9.38g 0.03g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.033g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.028g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.224mg 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.268mg 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0.11mg 0%
Lysine 0.311mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.285mg 0.078mg 0%
Valine 0.305mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.143mg 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +768.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1390.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +347.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1604.5%
Contains more WaterWater +161.1%

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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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/nutrients
  2. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/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.