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Cereal vs. Allspice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and allspice different?

  • Cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, allspice is richer in manganese, fiber, calcium, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 516% higher.
  • Cereal contains 61 times more vitamin B2 than allspice. While cereal contains 3.87mg of vitamin B2, allspice contains only 0.063mg.
  • Allspice has a lower glycemic index (15) than cereal (69).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Spices, allspice, ground are the varieties 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 96% 198% 92% 265% 184% 28% 48% 10% 384% 15%
Contains more IronIron +382.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +652.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +610.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6510%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +894.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +303.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +272.5%

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.
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%
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 131% 9% 0% 0% 25% 15% 54% 0% 48% 0% 0% 27% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2914.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6042.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +935.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2750.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~39.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Allspice DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.101mg 516%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.21mg 444%
Iron 34.06mg 7.06mg 338%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.063mg 293%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 2.86mg 167%
Manganese 0.79mg 2.943mg 94%
Vitamin A 814µg 27µg 87%
Fiber 1.4g 21.6g 81%
Calcium 10mg 661mg 65%
Zinc 7.6mg 1.01mg 60%
Copper 0.137mg 0.553mg 46%
Sodium 795mg 77mg 31%
Magnesium 19mg 135mg 28%
Potassium 105mg 1044mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2.36g 13%
Fats 1.08g 8.69g 12%
Saturated fat 0.26g 2.55g 10%
Folate 36µg 9%
Selenium 6.3µg 2.7µg 7%
Calories 378kcal 263kcal 6%
Phosphorus 77mg 113mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Carbs 86.85g 72.12g 5%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.66g 1%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 39.2mg 1%
Protein 6.06g 6.09g 0%
Net carbs 85.45g 50.52g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
6% 9% 72% 8% 5%
Protein: 6.09 g
Fats: 8.69 g
Carbs: 72.12 g
Water: 8.46 g
Other: 4.64 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.4%
Contains more FatsFats +704.6%
Contains more WaterWater +123.8%
Contains more OtherOther +108.1%
~equal in Protein ~6.09g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
46% 12% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.36 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +223.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +566.7%

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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. Allspice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171315/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.