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Bran cereal vs. Arepa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bran cereal and arepa?

  • Arepa has less vitamin B6, vitamin B12, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, fiber, and zinc than bran cereal.
  • Bran cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 915% higher.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original and Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 259% 117% 90% 660% 347% 338% 493% 34% 967% 51%
Arepa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 27% 7.8% 39% 10% 22% 50% 35% 15% 33%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1240.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +337.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1059.1%
Contains more IronIron +1592.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3366.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +882.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6287.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +54.1%
~equal in Sodium ~270mg

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 67% 174% 24% 65% 568% 625% 278% 64% 2769% 2350% 13% 983% 27%
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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% 20% 5.8% 0% 18% 9.7% 17% 12% 25% 0% 8.8% 0% 2.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +755.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +310.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6352.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +424.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11115%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +48.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1022.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bran cereal Arepa DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 12mg 0.107mg 915%
Vitamin B12 18.8µg 0µg 783%
Folate 1310µg 328%
Manganese 7.41mg 0.116mg 317%
Iron 17.6mg 1.04mg 207%
Vitamin B2 2.71mg 0.042mg 205%
Vitamin B1 2.27mg 0.07mg 183%
Phosphorus 1150mg 117mg 148%
Copper 1.04mg 0.03mg 112%
Fiber 29.3g 2.6g 107%
Zinc 12.4mg 0.8mg 105%
Vitamin B3 14.8mg 0.888mg 87%
Magnesium 362mg 27mg 80%
Vitamin A 522µg 61µg 51%
Calcium 389mg 89mg 30%
Potassium 1020mg 88mg 27%
Vitamin D 4.3µg 22%
Vitamin C 20mg 22%
Vitamin D 170IU 21%
Vitamin B5 1.06mg 0.202mg 17%
Protein 13.14g 5.48g 15%
Carbs 74.24g 37.14g 12%
Starch 21.8g 9%
Saturated fat 1.1g 2.902g 8%
Choline 49.4mg 4.4mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 2g 0.989g 7%
Vitamin E 1.19mg 0.29mg 6%
Selenium 9.4µg 6.1µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.89g 1.514g 2%
Calories 259kcal 219kcal 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin K 5.2µg 3.5µg 1%
Sodium 258mg 270mg 1%
Fats 4.9g 5.38g 1%
Net carbs 44.94g 34.54g N/A
Sugar 15.69g 0.87g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.157g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.38mg 0.193mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0.207mg 0%
Leucine 0.7mg 0.671mg 0%
Lysine 0.35mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.17mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.48mg 0.276mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 0.276mg 0%
Histidine 0.28mg 0.166mg 0%
Fructose 0.36g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.825g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 5% 74% 2% 6%
Protein: 13.14 g
Fats: 4.9 g
Carbs: 74.24 g
Water: 2.12 g
Other: 5.6 g
Arepa
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5% 5% 37% 51%
Protein: 5.48 g
Fats: 5.38 g
Carbs: 37.14 g
Water: 50.8 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +139.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.9%
Contains more OtherOther +366.7%
Contains more WaterWater +2296.2%
~equal in Fats ~5.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 22% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2 g
Arepa
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54% 28% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.902 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.514 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.989 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +70.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
58% 35% 3% 3%
Starch: 21.8 g
Sucrose: 13.2 g
Glucose: 1.07 g
Fructose: 0.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Arepa
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45% 55%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.33 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.41 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3900%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +158.5%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Arepa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168070/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.