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Cereal vs. Chocolate chip cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cereal and chocolate chip cookie?

  • Cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C, while chocolate chip cookie is higher in copper.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 509% higher.
  • Chocolate chip cookie has 193 times less vitamin C than cereal. Cereal has 38.5mg of vitamin C, while chocolate chip cookie has 0.2mg.
  • Cereal is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than chocolate chip cookie (50).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with butter types in this comparison.

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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 39% 11% 20% 93% 129% 26% 43% 44% 86% 61%
Contains more IronIron +1273.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +708.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +189.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +181.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.8%

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% 46% 0% 0% 46% 41% 26% 16% 19% 10% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +485.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3317.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2086.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2070%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7026.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Chocolate chip cookie DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.184mg 509%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.084mg 454%
Iron 34.06mg 2.48mg 395%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.177mg 284%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 1.365mg 177%
Vitamin A 814µg 139µg 75%
Saturated fat 0.26g 14.071g 63%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.94mg 61%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0.2mg 43%
Fats 1.08g 28.4g 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 4.541g 28%
Copper 0.137mg 0.386mg 28%
Cholesterol 70mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 8.241g 20%
Sodium 795mg 341mg 20%
Carbs 86.85g 58.2g 10%
Magnesium 19mg 55mg 9%
Selenium 6.3µg 11.2µg 9%
Folate 33µg 8%
Calories 378kcal 488kcal 6%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.663mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Phosphorus 77mg 100mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Potassium 105mg 221mg 3%
Calcium 10mg 38mg 3%
Protein 6.06g 5.7g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.259mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 58.2g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.391mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.27mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.279mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.123mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

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
6% 28% 58% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.7 g
Fats: 28.4 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +49.2%
Contains more OtherOther +11.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2529.6%
Contains more WaterWater +50.8%
~equal in Protein ~5.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
1
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
52% 31% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.071 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.241 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.541 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3939.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1182.8%

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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. Chocolate chip cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172808/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.