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Sugar substitute vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sugar substitute and porridge

  • Sugar substitute has more calcium; however, porridge has more iron.
  • Sugar substitute's daily need coverage for calcium is 79% more.
  • Sugar substitute has 134 times more sugar than porridge. Sugar substitute has 4.03g of sugar, while porridge has 0.03g.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than sugar substitute.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
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 +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +910.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +2237.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +471.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 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 0% 0% 0.4% 0% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
~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 Sugar substitute Porridge DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 87mg 79%
Iron 0.16mg 3.74mg 45%
Carbs 84.77g 10.52g 25%
Sodium 572mg 6mg 25%
Calories 347kcal 50kcal 15%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Copper 0.007mg 0.04mg 4%
Folate 12µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.055mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 1%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.13mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Phosphorus 8mg 15mg 1%
Potassium 39mg 16mg 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0mg 1%
Protein 2.06g 1.44g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.025mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.21g 0%
Net carbs 84.17g 10.02g N/A
Magnesium 6mg 5mg 0%
Sugar 4.03g 0.03g N/A
Fiber 0.6g 0.5g 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.071mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 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 +43.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +705.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1731.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +858.5%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.

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