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Porridge vs. Mothbeans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between porridge and mothbeans

  • Porridge has more calcium and iron; however, mothbeans has more folate, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, potassium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Mothbeans's daily need coverage for folate is 33% more.
  • Porridge has 29 times more calcium than mothbeans. Porridge has 87mg of calcium, while mothbeans has 3mg.
  • Porridge has a higher glycemic index than mothbeans.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt and Mothbeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 74% 0.9% 27% 118% 55% 16% 64% 1.3% 69% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2800%
Contains more IronIron +19.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1980%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +310%
Contains more ZincZinc +353.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Selenium ~2.8µg

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%
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 3.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 31% 5.3% 13% 23% 21% 0% 0% 107%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +450.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +615.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1091.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.023mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Mothbeans DV% diff.
Folate 12µg 143µg 33%
Magnesium 5mg 104mg 24%
Manganese 0mg 0.527mg 23%
Phosphorus 15mg 150mg 19%
Copper 0.04mg 0.164mg 14%
Protein 1.44g 7.81g 13%
Calcium 87mg 3mg 8%
Potassium 16mg 304mg 8%
Iron 3.74mg 3.14mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.124mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.391mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.093mg 6%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.59mg 4%
Calories 50kcal 117kcal 3%
Carbs 10.52g 20.96g 3%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Fats 0.21g 0.55g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 0.668mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 0.256g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 6.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 347kcal 150kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 200g 85g N/A
Net carbs 10.02g 20.96g N/A
Sugar 0.03g N/A
Sodium 6mg 10mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Selenium 2.8µg 2.8µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.124g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.388mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 0.525mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.425mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.075mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.35mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.263mg 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
8% 21% 69%
Protein: 7.81 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 20.96 g
Water: 69.23 g
Other: 1.45 g
Contains more WaterWater +26.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +442.4%
Contains more FatsFats +161.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.2%
Contains more OtherOther +559.1%

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
29% 10% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.124 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.256 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +124.6%

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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
  2. Mothbeans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172426/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.