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Beef sticks vs. Grape-Nuts Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between beef sticks and grape-Nuts Cereal

  • Beef sticks are higher in vitamin B12, yet grape-Nuts Cereal is higher in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Grape-Nuts Cereal covers your daily iron needs 308% more than beef sticks.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, beef sticks, smoked and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.

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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 15% 20% 23% 128% 43% 66% 77% 200% 11% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 89% 9.6% 35% 1050% 113% 56% 200% 61% 422% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +490.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +723.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +161.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3662.8%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 23% 4.3% 0% 0% 35% 101% 85% 20% 47% 125% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0.33% 0% 12% 0% 163% 28% 162% 52% 198% 0% 5% 259% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +263.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +361%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +89.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +165.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +319.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef sticks Grape-Nuts Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 3.4mg 28mg 308%
Manganese 0.086mg 3.236mg 137%
Saturated fat 20.8g 0.34g 93%
Folate 0µg 345µg 86%
Fats 49.6g 1.81g 74%
Fiber 13g 52%
Monounsaturated fat 20.47g 0.21g 51%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.86mg 50%
Sodium 1531mg 465mg 46%
Cholesterol 133mg 0mg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.65mg 42%
Vitamin B12 1µg 0µg 42%
Phosphorus 180mg 467mg 41%
Vitamin B3 4.54mg 8.62mg 26%
Magnesium 21mg 124mg 25%
Carbs 5.4g 80.49g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.436mg 0.12mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.42g 0.78g 24%
Copper 0.13mg 0.34mg 23%
Protein 21.5g 11.22g 21%
Selenium 9.1µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.872mg 11%
Calories 550kcal 361kcal 9%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 0.1mg 7%
Choline 31.9mg 6%
Potassium 257mg 400mg 4%
Calcium 68mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Zinc 2.42mg 2.07mg 3%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 5.4g 67.49g N/A
Sugar 8.86g N/A
Tryptophan 0.184mg 0%
Threonine 0.832mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.818mg 0%
Leucine 1.473mg 0%
Lysine 1.518mg 0%
Methionine 0.454mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.801mg 0%
Valine 0.95mg 0%
Histidine 0.53mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 50% 5% 19% 4%
Protein: 21.5 g
Fats: 49.6 g
Carbs: 5.4 g
Water: 19.1 g
Other: 4.4 g
11% 2% 80% 4% 3%
Protein: 11.22 g
Fats: 1.81 g
Carbs: 80.49 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 2.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2640.3%
Contains more WaterWater +445.7%
Contains more OtherOther +47.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1390.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 45% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 20.47 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.42 g
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.34 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.78 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9647.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +466.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Beef sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168850/nutrients
  2. Grape-Nuts Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171647/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.