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Cereal vs. Balsamic vinegar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cereal and balsamic vinegar?

  • The amount of iron, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, copper, and phosphorus in cereal is higher than in balsamic vinegar.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for iron is 417% more.
  • Balsamic vinegar has less sodium.
  • Balsamic vinegar has a lower glycemic index (50) than cereal (69).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Vinegar, balsamic types 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
7
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 8.6% 8.1% 9.9% 27% 8.7% 2.2% 8.1% 3% 17% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +4630.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +426.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +9400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +305.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +503.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
~equal in Potassium ~112mg

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
8
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Balsamic vinegar DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 524%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 460%
Iron 34.06mg 0.72mg 417%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 298%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 185%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.08mg 68%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Sodium 795mg 23mg 34%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.131mg 29%
Carbs 86.85g 17.03g 23%
Calories 378kcal 88kcal 15%
Copper 0.137mg 0.026mg 12%
Protein 6.06g 0.49g 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Fructose 0.26g 7.38g 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 19mg 8%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2%
Fats 1.08g 0g 2%
Calcium 10mg 27mg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 12mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 17.03g N/A
Potassium 105mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 14.95g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
3
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
17% 76% 6%
Protein: 0.49 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 17.03 g
Water: 76.45 g
Other: 6.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1136.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +410%
Contains more WaterWater +1922.5%
Contains more OtherOther +170.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
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
51% 49%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 7.57 g
Fructose: 7.38 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2703.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2738.5%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Balsamic vinegar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172241/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.