Comparing Two Food Research Paper

While two differing food items obviously don’t have to be similar, two foods that you can associate as being similar can actually have a lot of differences often because of three reasons. The reasons are size and type of serving suggestions differ, the nutrition facts greatly vary, and one is made from organic ingredients while another is not. The two food items I have decided to compare are Bob’s Red Mill Organic Brown Rice Farina and Nabisco/Mondeléz International’s Breakfast Belvita packs. These products both focus their advertising on the importance of grains; however, the product by Bob’s Red Mill is overall significantly more health-focused than the Nabisco/Mondeléz International product.

The first reason why these two products differ is because of the different types of serving suggestions. On the Bob’s Red Mill product ¼ of a cup is listed as a serving and it still has to be cooked, either as hot cereal or creamy rice. You can also use the grains as an ingredient in other meals. On the Nabisco/Mondeléz International product, 1 pack is listed as a serving. Four already cooked oval shaped biscuits come in 1 pack. This is done for convenience but the way they cook the biscuits could potentially remove vital nutrients from the grains. …show more content…
The Bob’s Red Mill product only has 5 mg of sodium for the listed ¼ of a cup serving while the Nabisco/Mondeléz International product has 220 mg of sodium for one pack of four biscuits. This is an intriguing difference in the amount of sodium of the two grain products; however the makers of Belvita do not mention anything about this. Instead they try to steer your focus towards the health benefits. These do exist in the product but it is interesting how you have to research the whole label to know this. Like mentioned before, you would more than likely just associate the two products with being similar since they both provide