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Bran cereal vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bran cereal and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

  • Bran cereal has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, manganese, folate, phosphorus, zinc, copper, fiber, and magnesium; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in iron.
  • Bran cereal covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 648% more than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 135 times less manganese than bran cereal. Bran cereal has 7.41mg of manganese, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 0.055mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES.

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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 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1242.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +8166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2346.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13372.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +184.8%
Contains more IronIron +51.7%

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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +393%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +235.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +132.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2500%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +2500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~4.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bran cereal Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 12mg 3.573mg 648%
Vitamin B12 18.8µg 8.1µg 446%
Manganese 7.41mg 0.055mg 320%
Folate 1310µg 382µg 232%
Phosphorus 1150mg 47mg 158%
Iron 17.6mg 26.7mg 114%
Copper 1.04mg 0.039mg 111%
Zinc 12.4mg 0.15mg 111%
Fiber 29.3g 2.2g 108%
Magnesium 362mg 8mg 84%
Vitamin B3 14.8mg 27.667mg 80%
Vitamin B2 2.71mg 1.73mg 75%
Calcium 389mg 3mg 39%
Vitamin B1 2.27mg 1.903mg 31%
Potassium 1020mg 76mg 28%
Protein 13.14g 3.96g 18%
Vitamin B5 1.06mg 0.215mg 17%
Selenium 9.4µg 3.3µg 11%
Starch 21.8g 46.1g 10%
Sodium 258mg 468mg 9%
Choline 49.4mg 1.9mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2g 0.669g 9%
Vitamin A 522µg 450µg 8%
Vitamin E 1.19mg 0.07mg 7%
Calories 259kcal 369kcal 6%
Vitamin C 20mg 24.2mg 5%
Carbs 74.24g 89.2g 5%
Fats 4.9g 1.68g 5%
Vitamin K 5.2µg 0.2µg 4%
Saturated fat 1.1g 0.451g 3%
Vitamin D 4.3µg 4.7µg 2%
Fructose 0.36g 1.67g 2%
Vitamin D 170IU 188IU 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.89g 0.265g 2%
Net carbs 44.94g 87g N/A
Sugar 15.69g 35.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.38mg 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 0.7mg 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.35mg 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.17mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.48mg 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.52mg 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.28mg 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.629g 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
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +231.8%
Contains more FatsFats +191.7%
Contains more OtherOther +471.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.2%
Contains more WaterWater +97.2%

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
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +235.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +199%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59%

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
57% 38% 2% 2%
Starch: 46.1 g
Sucrose: 31.33 g
Glucose: 1.8 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.63 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +68.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +111.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +137.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +68.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +363.9%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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