Bran cereal vs. Kellogg's Special K — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bran cereal and kellogg's Special K different?

Bran cereal is richer in vitamin B6, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while kellogg's Special K is higher in iron, vitamin E, and selenium.
Bran cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 428% more than kellogg's Special K.
Bran cereal contains 30 times more magnesium than kellogg's Special K. Bran cereal contains 362mg of magnesium, while kellogg's Special K contains 12mg.

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K types were 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.

Bran cereal

Kellogg's Special K

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2916.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1591.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1824.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+481%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1697.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2295.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-61.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+59.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+484%

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.

Bran cereal

Kellogg's Special K

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+5100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+349.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+240%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~500µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~19.4µg

~equal in Folate ~1290µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	12mg	6.44mg	428%
Manganese	7.41mg		322%
Phosphorus	1150mg	48mg	157%
Iron	17.6mg	28mg	130%
Fiber	29.3g	1.4g	112%
Zinc	12.4mg	0.69mg	106%
Copper	1.04mg	0.179mg	96%
Vitamin E	1.19mg	15.3mg	94%
Selenium	9.4µg	54.9µg	83%
Magnesium	362mg	12mg	83%
Vitamin B2	2.71mg	1.91mg	62%
Vitamin C	20mg	68mg	53%
Vitamin B3	14.8mg	22.6mg	49%
Vitamin B1	2.27mg	1.69mg	48%
Calcium	389mg	23mg	37%
Potassium	1020mg	53mg	28%
Vitamin B12	18.8µg	19.4µg	25%
Vitamin B5	1.06mg		21%
Sodium	258mg	667mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2g	0.4g	11%
Starch	21.8g		9%
Protein	13.14g	17.79g	9%
Choline	49.4mg	11mg	7%
Calories	259kcal	377kcal	6%
Vitamin D	4.3µg	3.3µg	5%
Folate	1310µg	1290µg	5%
Fats	4.9g	1.79g	5%
Vitamin D	170IU	134IU	5%
Vitamin K	5.2µg	0.1µg	4%
Saturated fat	1.1g	0.4g	3%
Vitamin A	522µg	500µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.89g	0.3g	1%
Carbs	74.24g	73.4g	0%
Net carbs	44.94g	72g	N/A
Sugar	15.69g	12.69g	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%