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Cereal vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cereal and garlic

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin A; however, garlic is higher in manganese and copper.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 507% more than garlic.
  • Cereal has 310 times more vitamin A than garlic. While cereal has 2792IU of vitamin A, garlic has only 9IU.
  • Garlic has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Garlic, raw.

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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
2
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%
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more IronIron +1903.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +555.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1710%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125.4%

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%
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3044%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4131.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +384.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.2mg 507%
Iron 34.06mg 1.7mg 405%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 1.235mg 365%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.11mg 289%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.7mg 181%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 1.16mg 59%
Manganese 0.79mg 1.672mg 38%
Sodium 795mg 17mg 34%
Carbs 86.85g 33.06g 18%
Copper 0.137mg 0.299mg 18%
Calcium 10mg 181mg 17%
Selenium 6.3µg 14.2µg 14%
Calories 378kcal 149kcal 11%
Phosphorus 77mg 153mg 11%
Potassium 105mg 401mg 9%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 31.2mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.596mg 7%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Fiber 1.4g 2.1g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 25mg 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Protein 6.06g 6.36g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.089g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.249g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.5g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.08mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.113mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

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
Garlic
2
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +116%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162.7%
Contains more OtherOther +48.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1449.7%
~equal in Protein ~6.36g

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
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1754.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.8%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.