Tonic water vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are tonic water and porridge different?
- Porridge is higher than tonic water in iron, calcium, and selenium.
- Porridge covers your daily need for iron, 47% more than tonic water.
- Tonic water contains 293 times more sugar than porridge. Tonic water contains 8.8g of sugar, while porridge contains 0.03g.
- Porridge has a higher glycemic index (66) than tonic water (15).
Beverages, carbonated, tonic water and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt types were used 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.
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +8600% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +37300% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +566.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +30% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 0.01mg | 3.74mg | 47% |
Calcium | 1mg | 87mg | 9% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.055mg | 5% |
Selenium | 0µg | 2.8µg | 5% |
Copper | 0.006mg | 0.04mg | 4% |
Folate | 0µg | 12µg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.52mg | 3% |
Protein | 0g | 1.44g | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.025mg | 2% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.5g | 2% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 15mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.114g | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.013mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.071mg | 1% |
Calories | 34kcal | 50kcal | 1% |
Magnesium | 0mg | 5mg | 1% |
Carbs | 8.8g | 10.52g | 1% |
Fats | 0g | 0.21g | 0% |
Net carbs | 8.8g | 10.02g | N/A |
Potassium | 0mg | 16mg | 0% |
Sugar | 8.8g | 0.03g | N/A |
Zinc | 0.1mg | 0.13mg | 0% |
Sodium | 12mg | 6mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.001mg | 0mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.033g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.028g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0mg | 0.063mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0mg | 0.11mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0mg | 0.037mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0mg | 0.078mg | 0% |
Valine | 0mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
8.8 g
Water:
91.1 g
Other:
0.1 g
Protein:
1.44 g
Fats:
0.21 g
Carbs:
10.52 g
Water:
87.61 g
Other:
0.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +19.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +120% |
~equal in
Water
~87.61g