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Cereal vs. Fortune cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and fortune cookie different?

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than fortune cookie.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 509% higher.
  • Fortune cookie has less sodium.

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cookies, fortune 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.6% 3.6% 54% 20% 4.6% 15% 4% 25% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +171.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.1%
Contains more IronIron +2265.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4370.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +315.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +117.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%

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% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 46% 30% 35% 18% 3% 1.3% 2.8% 50% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +81300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3354.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2876.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1509.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45946.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Fortune cookie DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.182mg 509%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.013mg 459%
Iron 34.06mg 1.44mg 408%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.13mg 288%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 1.84mg 174%
Vitamin A 814µg 1µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.17mg 68%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Sodium 795mg 31mg 33%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.19mg 26%
Folate 66µg 17%
Copper 0.137mg 0.06mg 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 35mg 6%
Selenium 6.3µg 2.9µg 6%
Protein 6.06g 4.2g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1.345g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 7mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.669g 2%
Potassium 105mg 41mg 2%
Fats 1.08g 2.7g 2%
Fiber 1.4g 1.6g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.1µg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Carbs 86.85g 84g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.466g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.297mg 1%
Calories 378kcal 378kcal 0%
Net carbs 85.45g 82.4g N/A
Calcium 10mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 45.42g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.061mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.123mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.295mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.088mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g 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
4% 3% 84% 8%
Protein: 4.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 84 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.3%
Contains more OtherOther +102.7%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +111.6%
~equal in Carbs ~84g

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
27% 54% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.345 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +559.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +31.6%

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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. Fortune cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172722/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.