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Cereal vs. Plum — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cereal and plums?

  • 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 plums.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 522% more.
  • Plums have a lower glycemic index (53) than cereal (69).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Plums, raw 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
8
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%
Plum
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 1.8% 14% 6.4% 19% 2.7% 6.9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +171.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +19935.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +7500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +381.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1419.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Plum
4
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 32% 5.7% 5.2% 0% 7% 6% 7.8% 8.1% 6.7% 0% 16% 3.8% 1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +305.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4688.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14784.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7003.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20541.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Plum DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.028mg 522%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.029mg 458%
Iron 34.06mg 0.17mg 424%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.026mg 296%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.417mg 183%
Vitamin A 814µg 17µg 89%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.1mg 68%
Sodium 795mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 9.5mg 32%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.052mg 32%
Carbs 86.85g 11.42g 25%
Calories 378kcal 46kcal 17%
Selenium 6.3µg 0µg 11%
Protein 6.06g 0.7g 11%
Copper 0.137mg 0.057mg 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 16mg 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 6.4µg 5%
Fructose 0.26g 3.07g 4%
Magnesium 19mg 7mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 157mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.135mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.044g 2%
Folate 5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.017g 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.28g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.26mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 10.02g N/A
Calcium 10mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 9.92g N/A
Fiber 1.4g 1.4g 0%
Choline 1.9mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.009mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Plum
1
11% 87%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 11.42 g
Water: 87.23 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +765.7%
Contains more FatsFats +285.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +660.5%
Contains more OtherOther +502.7%
Contains more WaterWater +2207.7%

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
Plum
1
9% 69% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +704.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%

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
Plum
3
16% 51% 31%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.57 g
Glucose: 5.07 g
Fructose: 3.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.08 g
Galactose: 0.14 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +520.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +12.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1777.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1080.8%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Plum - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169949/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.