Cereal vs. Drumstick tree — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and drumstick tree different?

Cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and manganese, while drumstick tree is higher in vitamin C.
Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 520% more than drumstick tree.
Cereal contains 95 times more iron than drumstick tree. Cereal contains 34.06mg of iron, while drumstick tree contains 0.36mg.
Drumstick tree is lower in sodium.
Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than drumstick tree (0).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Drumstick pods, raw types were 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

Drumstick tree

Contains more IronIron	+9361.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+63.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1588.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+205%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+800%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+339%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.7%

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

Drumstick tree

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11764.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+5129.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4677.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+4888.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+266.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+251.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.053mg	520%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.12mg	451%
Iron	34.06mg	0.36mg	421%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.074mg	292%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	0.62mg	181%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	141mg	114%
Vitamin A	814µg	4µg	90%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.45mg	65%
Sodium	795mg	42mg	33%
Carbs	86.85g	8.53g	26%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.259mg	23%
Calories	378kcal	37kcal	17%
Folate		44µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.794mg	11%
Selenium	6.3µg	0.7µg	10%
Potassium	105mg	461mg	10%
Protein	6.06g	2.1g	8%
Fiber	1.4g	3.2g	7%
Magnesium	19mg	45mg	6%
Copper	0.137mg	0.084mg	6%
Phosphorus	77mg	50mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.003g	2%
Calcium	10mg	30mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Fats	1.08g	0.2g	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.033g	1%
Net carbs	85.45g	5.33g	N/A
Sugar	10.35g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	0.102g	0%
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%