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Broccoli vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are broccoli and cereal different?

  • Broccoli is richer in vitamin K and vitamin C, while cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 518% more than broccoli.
  • Broccoli is lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than broccoli (32).

Broccoli, raw and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +370%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more IronIron +4565.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +179.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1753.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +276.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +152%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +875%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +153.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2525.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8756.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3207.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4535.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3320.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 6.288mg 518%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 5.986mg 447%
Iron 0.73mg 34.06mg 417%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 3.87mg 289%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 29.62mg 181%
Vitamin A 31µg 814µg 87%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 0µg 85%
Zinc 0.41mg 7.6mg 65%
Vitamin C 89.2mg 38.5mg 56%
Sodium 33mg 795mg 33%
Carbs 6.64g 86.85g 27%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.79mg 25%
Calories 34kcal 378kcal 17%
Folate 63µg 16%
Copper 0.049mg 0.137mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.226mg 7%
Selenium 2.5µg 6.3µg 7%
Potassium 316mg 105mg 6%
Protein 2.82g 6.06g 6%
Fiber 2.6g 1.4g 5%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 0.08mg 5%
Calcium 47mg 10mg 4%
Choline 18.7mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0.354g 2%
Phosphorus 66mg 77mg 2%
Fructose 0.68g 0.26g 1%
Fats 0.37g 1.08g 1%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.26g 1%
Net carbs 4.04g 85.45g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 10.35g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0.162mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more WaterWater +2262.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.9%
Contains more FatsFats +191.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1208%
Contains more OtherOther +156.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1754.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +831.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 40% 12% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.49 g
Fructose: 0.68 g
Lactose: 0.21 g
Maltose: 0.21 g
Galactose: 0 g
Cereal
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94% 3% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 9.74 g
Glucose: 0.27 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.09 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +81.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +161.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +133.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +9640%
~equal in Starch ~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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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.