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Cereal vs. Cranberries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cereal and cranberries?

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than cranberries.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 523% higher.
  • Cranberries have 398 times less sodium than cereal. Cereal has 795mg of sodium, while cranberries have 2mg.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than cranberries (45).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cranberries, raw 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
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 4.3% 2.4% 7.1% 8.6% 19% 2.5% 4.7% 0.26% 35% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.3%
Contains more IronIron +14708.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +144.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +8344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +195.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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
6
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 47% 1% 26% 0% 3% 4.6% 1.9% 18% 13% 0% 13% 0.75% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +175%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +52300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10401.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1550%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Cranberries DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.012mg 523%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.057mg 456%
Iron 34.06mg 0.23mg 423%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.02mg 296%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.101mg 184%
Vitamin A 814µg 3µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.09mg 68%
Sodium 795mg 2mg 34%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 14mg 27%
Carbs 86.85g 11.97g 25%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.267mg 23%
Calories 378kcal 46kcal 17%
Protein 6.06g 0.46g 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.1µg 11%
Copper 0.137mg 0.056mg 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 11mg 9%
Fiber 1.4g 3.6g 9%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.32mg 8%
Vitamin K 0µg 5µg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 6mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.055g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.008g 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Fructose 0.26g 0.67g 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.13g 1%
Potassium 105mg 80mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.295mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 8.37g N/A
Calcium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 4.27g N/A
Folate 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.018g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.053mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.045mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.018mg 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.97 g
Water: 87.32 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1217.4%
Contains more FatsFats +730.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +625.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1758.3%
Contains more WaterWater +2210.1%

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
10% 22% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1033.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +543.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%

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
4% 81% 16%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.16 g
Glucose: 3.44 g
Fructose: 0.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +5987.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1174.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +157.7%
~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. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171722/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.