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Bran cereal vs. General Mills Trix Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bran cereal and general Mills Trix Cereal different?

  • Bran cereal has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folate, phosphorus, copper, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and potassium than general Mills Trix Cereal.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bran cereal is 755% higher.
  • Bran cereal contains 14 times more magnesium than general Mills Trix Cereal. While bran cereal contains 362mg of magnesium, general Mills Trix Cereal contains only 25mg.

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TRIX are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 94% 14% 633% 39% 385% 81% 65% 0% 35%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1348%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +529.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +788.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +511.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.7%
~equal in Iron ~16.89mg

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%
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 63% 223% 10% 47% 400% 436% 352% 0% 503% 586% 3.3% 281% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +138%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +450.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +300.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +249.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +361.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27%
~equal in Vitamin C ~18.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bran cereal General Mills Trix Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 12mg 2.18mg 755%
Vitamin B12 18.8µg 4.69µg 588%
Manganese 7.41mg 322%
Folate 1310µg 375µg 234%
Phosphorus 1150mg 188mg 137%
Copper 1.04mg 0.117mg 103%
Fiber 29.3g 3.9g 102%
Magnesium 362mg 25mg 80%
Vitamin B2 2.71mg 1.89mg 63%
Vitamin B1 2.27mg 1.6mg 56%
Potassium 1020mg 162mg 25%
Vitamin B3 14.8mg 18.79mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.06mg 21%
Vitamin A 522µg 669µg 16%
Protein 13.14g 4.9g 16%
Zinc 12.4mg 14.1mg 15%
Sodium 258mg 500mg 11%
Iron 17.6mg 16.89mg 9%
Starch 21.8g 9%
Calcium 389mg 313mg 8%
Choline 49.4mg 10.7mg 7%
Vitamin D 170IU 125IU 6%
Vitamin D 4.3µg 3.1µg 6%
Calories 259kcal 384kcal 6%
Selenium 9.4µg 6.5µg 5%
Vitamin E 1.19mg 0.5mg 5%
Carbs 74.24g 86.19g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 2g 1.39g 4%
Vitamin K 5.2µg 1.3µg 3%
Saturated fat 1.1g 0.5g 3%
Fats 4.9g 3.79g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.89g 1.79g 2%
Vitamin C 20mg 18.8mg 1%
Net carbs 44.94g 82.29g N/A
Sugar 15.69g 32g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 0.38mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.7mg 0%
Lysine 0.35mg 0%
Methionine 0.17mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.48mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 0%
Histidine 0.28mg 0%
Fructose 0.36g 0%

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
5% 4% 86% 2% 3%
Protein: 4.9 g
Fats: 3.79 g
Carbs: 86.19 g
Water: 1.89 g
Other: 3.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +168.2%
Contains more FatsFats +29.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
Contains more OtherOther +73.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.1%

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
14% 49% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.79 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +101.1%

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