Corn vs. Porridge — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between corn and porridge

Corn has more vitamin B5, vitamin B6, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin C, and potassium, while porridge has more iron and calcium.
Porridge's daily need coverage for iron is 41% higher.
Corn has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn is 52, while the glycemic index of porridge is 66.

The food types used in this comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.

Corn

Porridge

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+420%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1262.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+376.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+413.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2800%
Contains more IronIron	+731.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1300%

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.

Corn

Porridge

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+223.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1015.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+969.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+91.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.45mg	3.74mg	41%
Vitamin B5	0.792mg	0.071mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.013mg	10%
Phosphorus	77mg	15mg	9%
Calcium	3mg	87mg	8%
Fiber	2.4g	0.5g	8%
Manganese	0.167mg	0mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.683mg	0.52mg	7%
Vitamin C	5.5mg	0mg	6%
Potassium	218mg	16mg	6%
Magnesium	26mg	5mg	5%
Selenium	0.2µg	2.8µg	5%
Choline	29.1mg		5%
Protein	3.41g	1.44g	4%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.13mg	4%
Carbs	20.98g	10.52g	3%
Starch	7.17g		3%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.055mg	3%
Folate	23µg	12µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	0.114g	3%
Calories	96kcal	50kcal	2%
Fats	1.5g	0.21g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.057mg	0.025mg	2%
Copper	0.049mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin A	13µg	0µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.197g	0.033g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.374g	0.028g	1%
Fructose	0.79g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	282kcal	347kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	104g	200g	N/A
Net carbs	18.58g	10.02g	N/A
Sugar	4.54g	0.03g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	6mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.02mg	0%
Threonine	0.133mg	0.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.133mg	0.063mg	0%
Leucine	0.358mg	0.11mg	0%
Lysine	0.141mg	0.037mg	0%
Methionine	0.069mg	0.027mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.155mg	0.078mg	0%
Valine	0.191mg	0.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.091mg	0.033mg	0%