Water vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between water and baby food?
- Baby food is richer than water in iron, calcium, phosphorus, copper, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and potassium.
- Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 594% more.
- The glycemic index of water is lower.
We used Beverages, water, tap, well and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +9900% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +24333.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
| Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1987.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +23900% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -40% |
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.
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Iron | 0mg | 47.5mg | 594% |
| Vitamin B3 | 34.714mg | 217% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 2.717mg | 209% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 2.438mg | 203% | |
| Calcium | 3mg | 733mg | 73% |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 392mg | 56% |
| Selenium | 25.9µg | 47% | |
| Copper | 0.016mg | 0.334mg | 35% |
| Fiber | 0g | 7.5g | 30% |
| Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 25% | |
| Carbs | 0g | 73.4g | 24% |
| Magnesium | 1mg | 100mg | 24% |
| Protein | 0g | 12.2g | 24% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 2.4mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.074mg | 21% | |
| Calories | 0kcal | 379kcal | 19% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.189mg | 15% | |
| Potassium | 0mg | 437mg | 13% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.697g | 11% | |
| Folate | 43µg | 11% | |
| Fats | 0g | 4.4g | 7% |
| Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.769g | 3% | |
| Vitamin C | 2.3mg | 3% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.206g | 3% | |
| Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 0g | 65.9g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.87g | N/A | |
| Sodium | 5mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.4mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.041mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.404mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.653mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.286mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +1391% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +3200% |
