Cereal vs. Granola bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cereal and granola bars

Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, zinc, and vitamin C; however, granola bars are higher in manganese and phosphorus.
Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 502% more than granola bars.
Cereal has 85 times more vitamin A than granola bars. While cereal has 2792 IU of vitamin A, granola bars have only 33 IU.
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 Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain.

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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

Granola bars

Contains more IronIron	+1054.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+274.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+410.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+510%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+220%
Contains more CopperCopper	+186.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+259.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+124.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+157.1%

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

Granola bars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+4177.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+40600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2281.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3152.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1773.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+6942.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+259.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.264mg	502%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.085mg	454%
Iron	34.06mg	2.95mg	389%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.119mg	289%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	1.581mg	175%
Vitamin A	814µg	2µg	90%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	12.05g	78%
Zinc	7.6mg	2.03mg	51%
Manganese	0.79mg	1.777mg	43%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	0.9mg	42%
Fats	1.08g	19.8g	29%
Phosphorus	77mg	277mg	29%
Copper	0.137mg	0.392mg	28%
Sodium	795mg	294mg	22%
Magnesium	19mg	97mg	19%
Selenium	6.3µg	16.2µg	18%
Fiber	1.4g	5.3g	16%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	2.09mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.813mg	12%
Vitamin K	0µg	14.6µg	12%
Saturated fat	0.26g	2.37g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	4.38g	10%
Protein	6.06g	10.1g	8%
Carbs	86.85g	64.4g	7%
Potassium	105mg	336mg	7%
Folate		23µg	6%
Calories	378kcal	471kcal	5%
Calcium	10mg	61mg	5%
Choline		22mg	4%
Net carbs	85.45g	59.1g	N/A
Sugar	10.35g	28.57g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.177mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg	0.264mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.352mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.724mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.4mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.479mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.508mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.216mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%