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Porridge vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between porridge and cereal

  • Porridge contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than cereal.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 519% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in porridge is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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 3.6% 26% 1.4% 140% 13% 3.5% 6.4% 0.78% 0% 15%
Cereal
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +770%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +556.3%
Contains more IronIron +810.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +5746.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +413.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.4% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9%
Cereal
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 128% 0% 271% 1.6% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11332.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15380%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5596.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45946.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 6.288mg 519%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 5.986mg 459%
Iron 3.74mg 34.06mg 379%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 3.87mg 296%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 29.62mg 182%
Vitamin A 0µg 814µg 90%
Zinc 0.13mg 7.6mg 68%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Sodium 6mg 795mg 34%
Manganese 0mg 0.79mg 34%
Carbs 10.52g 86.85g 25%
Calories 50kcal 378kcal 16%
Copper 0.04mg 0.137mg 11%
Protein 1.44g 6.06g 9%
Phosphorus 15mg 77mg 9%
Calcium 87mg 10mg 8%
Selenium 2.8µg 6.3µg 6%
Fiber 0.5g 1.4g 4%
Magnesium 5mg 19mg 3%
Potassium 16mg 105mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.226mg 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.354g 2%
Fats 0.21g 1.08g 1%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.26g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 1.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 347kcal 624kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 200g 26g N/A
Net carbs 10.02g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 10.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 g
Cereal
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2217.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +320.8%
Contains more FatsFats +414.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +725.6%
Contains more OtherOther +913.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.114 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +628.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210.5%

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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. 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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.