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Cereal vs. Beef noodle soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cereal and beef noodle soup?

  • The amount of vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese in cereal is higher than in beef noodle soup.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 522% more.
  • Beef noodle soup contains 399 times less vitamin B6 than cereal. Cereal contains 5.986mg of vitamin B6, while beef noodle soup contains 0.015mg.
  • Beef noodle soup has less sodium.
  • Beef noodle soup has a lower glycemic index (42) than cereal (69).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Soup, beef noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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
9
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 2.1% 2.4% 3.5% 17% 20% 17% 8.1% 42% 14% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.5%
Contains more IronIron +7640.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1125.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +305.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +624.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +110%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.1%

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
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 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 0.67% 1.7% 10% 0% 7% 5.5% 8% 4.8% 3.5% 10% 2% 6% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16180%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16025%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6869.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39806.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +525%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Beef noodle soup DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.028mg 522%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.015mg 459%
Iron 34.06mg 0.44mg 420%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.024mg 296%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.425mg 182%
Vitamin A 814µg 5µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.62mg 63%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0.2mg 43%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.109mg 30%
Carbs 86.85g 3.58g 28%
Sodium 795mg 325mg 20%
Calories 378kcal 34kcal 17%
Copper 0.137mg 0.06mg 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 19mg 8%
Protein 6.06g 1.93g 8%
Selenium 6.3µg 3µg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0.3g 4%
Magnesium 19mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.08mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Potassium 105mg 40mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.195g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.495g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.455g 1%
Choline 7mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Fats 1.08g 1.23g 0%
Net carbs 85.45g 3.28g N/A
Calcium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 1.03g 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
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
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 1.93 g
Fats: 1.23 g
Carbs: 3.58 g
Water: 92.16 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +214%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2326%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%
Contains more FatsFats +13.9%
Contains more WaterWater +2338.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
40% 43% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.455 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.195 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +81.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +142.6%

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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. Beef noodle soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172906/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.