Cereal vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cereal and fruit salad

Fruit salad contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than cereal.
Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 523% higher.
Fruit salad contains 276 times less vitamin B2 than cereal. Cereal contains 3.87mg of vitamin B2, while fruit salad contains 0.014mg.
The amount of sodium in fruit salad is lower.
Fruit salad has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fruit salad is 54, while the glycemic index of cereal is 69.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.

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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

Fruit salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+137.5%
Contains more IronIron	+13524%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174%
Contains more ZincZinc	+5328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+450%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+423.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.4%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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

Fruit salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2613.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+8220.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+326.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+22070.4%

~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	0.011mg	523%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.027mg	458%
Iron	34.06mg	0.25mg	423%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.014mg	297%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	0.356mg	183%
Vitamin A	814µg	30µg	87%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.14mg	68%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	3.3mg	39%
Sodium	795mg	5mg	34%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.151mg	28%
Carbs	86.85g	13.05g	25%
Calories	378kcal	50kcal	16%
Protein	6.06g	0.51g	11%
Selenium	6.3µg		11%
Copper	0.137mg	0.05mg	10%
Phosphorus	77mg	14mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.053mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	8mg	3%
Fiber	1.4g	1g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.011g	2%
Fats	1.08g	0.03g	2%
Folate		3µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.004g	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Net carbs	85.45g	12.05g	N/A
Calcium	10mg	11mg	0%
Potassium	105mg	116mg	0%
Sugar	10.35g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	0.005g	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%