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Cap'n Crunch Cereal vs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cap'n Crunch Cereal and general Mills Cocoa Puffs

  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B3; however, general Mills Cocoa Puffs are richer in vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin D.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal's daily need coverage for folate is 296% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS.

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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 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 111% 24% 626% 49% 379% 95% 74% 48% 35%
Contains more IronIron +16.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3263.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~59mg
~equal in Selenium ~6.5µg

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 0% 2.3% 12% 0% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166% 4.7%
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 74% 176% 14% 56% 350% 369% 347% 23% 427% 700% 5.3% 278% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +320.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7428.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +167.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cap'n Crunch Cereal General Mills Cocoa Puffs DV% diff.
Folate 1555µg 370µg 296%
Vitamin B12 0µg 5.6µg 233%
Vitamin A 7µg 527µg 58%
Calcium 11mg 370mg 36%
Iron 19.42mg 16.7mg 34%
Vitamin C 0mg 22.2mg 25%
Vitamin B6 2.138mg 1.852mg 22%
Zinc 16.16mg 13.9mg 21%
Vitamin B3 21.465mg 18.5mg 19%
Vitamin D 0IU 148IU 19%
Vitamin D 0µg 3.7µg 19%
Vitamin B1 1.614mg 1.4mg 18%
Vitamin B2 1.822mg 1.6mg 17%
Manganese 0.747mg 0.369mg 16%
Fiber 2.5g 5.7g 13%
Saturated fat 3.346g 1g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.747g 2.1g 9%
Phosphorus 167mg 222mg 8%
Sodium 754mg 564mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.388mg 5%
Copper 0.111mg 0.148mg 4%
Potassium 186mg 272mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.639g 1.7g 3%
Protein 4.39g 5.6g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 2.1µg 1%
Choline 8.6mg 12.2mg 1%
Calories 398kcal 383kcal 1%
Magnesium 55mg 59mg 1%
Carbs 85.51g 83.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 0.7mg 1%
Fats 5.12g 5.2g 0%
Net carbs 83.01g 78g N/A
Sugar 44.32g 37.2g N/A
Selenium 6.5µg 6.5µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 g
6% 5% 84% 2% 4%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 5.2 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 1.8 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +38.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.6%
Contains more OtherOther +49.2%
~equal in Fats ~5.2g
~equal in Carbs ~83.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 g
21% 35% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +166%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +181.1%

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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. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/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.