Paratha vs. Papadum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between paratha and papadum?

Paratha has less copper, iron, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, and zinc than papadum.
Papadum's daily need coverage for copper is 95% higher.
Paratha has 5 times more saturated fat than papadum. Paratha has 5.826g of saturated fat, while papadum has 1.084g.

We used Bread, paratha, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen and Papad types in this comparison.

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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.

Paratha

Papadum

Contains less SodiumSodium

-74.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+632.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+472%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+619.4%
Contains more IronIron	+384.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+583.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+314.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+220.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.9%

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.

Paratha

Papadum

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+750%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+151.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+239.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+256.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2090%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.146mg	0.998mg	95%
Iron	1.61mg	7.8mg	77%
Magnesium	37mg	271mg	56%
Sodium	452mg	1745mg	56%
Folate	10µg	219µg	52%
Protein	6.36g	25.56g	38%
Phosphorus	120mg	385mg	38%
Fiber	9.6g	18.6g	36%
Potassium	139mg	1000mg	25%
Zinc	0.82mg	3.4mg	23%
Manganese	1.054mg	1.562mg	22%
Saturated fat	5.826g	1.084g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.285mg	16%
Fats	13.2g	3.25g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.277mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.076mg	0.258mg	14%
Starch	31.5g		13%
Calcium	25mg	143mg	12%
Vitamin E	1.35mg	0.05mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.465mg	0.917mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.484g	1.148g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	3.837g	0.532g	8%
Carbs	45.35g	59.87g	5%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	0.4µg	3%
Calories	326kcal	371kcal	2%
Selenium	7.1µg	8.3µg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.472mg	2%
Cholesterol	1mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	13µg	1%
Choline	6.3mg	0.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	6.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	513kcal	145kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	35.75g	41.27g	N/A
Sugar	4.15g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.034g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.266mg	0%
Threonine		0.886mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.303mg	0%
Leucine		2.115mg	0%
Lysine		1.695mg	0%
Methionine		0.372mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.491mg	0%
Valine		1.434mg	0%
Histidine		0.715mg	0%
Fructose	0.35g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.064g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.386g		N/A