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Cap'n Crunch Cereal vs. Sweet potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cap'n Crunch Cereal and sweet potato chips

  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal has more folate, iron, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, sweet potato chips are richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, and copper.
  • Sweet potato chips' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 471% more.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 42 times more folate than sweet potato chips. Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 1555µg of folate, while sweet potato chips contain 37µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH and Snacks, sweet potato chips, unsalted.

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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 46% 18% 82% 80% 137% 14% 62% 4.6% 176% 11%
Contains more IronIron +816%
Contains more ZincZinc +2949.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +209.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +436.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +397.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +271.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80.6%

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 0% 395% 196% 0% 22% 37% 39% 93% 123% 0% 61% 28% 20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1734.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1031.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +928%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +299.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +4102.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16814.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1483.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +969.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3983.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +325.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cap'n Crunch Cereal Sweet potato chips DV% diff.
Folate 1555µg 37µg 380%
Iron 19.42mg 2.12mg 216%
Zinc 16.16mg 0.53mg 142%
Vitamin A 7µg 1184µg 131%
Vitamin B2 1.822mg 0.161mg 128%
Vitamin B1 1.614mg 0.088mg 127%
Vitamin B6 2.138mg 0.535mg 123%
Vitamin B3 21.465mg 2.088mg 121%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.747g 12.224g 77%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 9.82mg 61%
Fats 5.12g 32.35g 42%
Copper 0.111mg 0.412mg 33%
Sodium 754mg 35mg 31%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 1.551mg 28%
Manganese 0.747mg 1.349mg 26%
Fiber 2.5g 8.8g 25%
Potassium 186mg 925mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.639g 9.155g 21%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 24.5µg 20%
Carbs 85.51g 56.82g 10%
Selenium 6.5µg 2.1µg 8%
Calories 398kcal 532kcal 7%
Calcium 11mg 59mg 5%
Choline 8.6mg 36.6mg 5%
Protein 4.39g 2.94g 3%
Phosphorus 167mg 145mg 3%
Saturated fat 3.346g 2.941g 2%
Magnesium 55mg 65mg 2%
Net carbs 83.01g 48.02g N/A
Sugar 44.32g 8.82g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.098mg 0%
Threonine 0.26mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.17mg 0%
Leucine 0.287mg 0%
Lysine 0.205mg 0%
Methionine 0.09mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.278mg 0%
Valine 0.267mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0%

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
3% 32% 57% 5% 3%
Protein: 2.94 g
Fats: 32.35 g
Carbs: 56.82 g
Water: 4.51 g
Other: 3.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.5%
Contains more FatsFats +531.8%
Contains more WaterWater +80.4%
Contains more OtherOther +36.3%

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
12% 38% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.941 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.224 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1332.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1536.4%

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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
  2. Sweet potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174783/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.