Cereal vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cereal and hamburgers different?
- Cereal is higher than hamburgers in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, zinc, vitamin C, and manganese.
- Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 506% more than hamburgers.
- Cereal is lower in saturated fat.
Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain 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.
Contains more IronIron | +1082.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +50.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +164.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +264.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +920% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +115.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +76.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -47.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2797.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1448% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +452.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +2848.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +37.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B1 | 6.288mg | 0.217mg | 506% |
Vitamin B6 | 5.986mg | 0.203mg | 445% |
Iron | 34.06mg | 2.88mg | 390% |
Vitamin B2 | 3.87mg | 0.25mg | 278% |
Vitamin B3 | 29.62mg | 5.365mg | 152% |
Vitamin A | 814µg | 0µg | 90% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.44µg | 60% | |
Vitamin C | 38.5mg | 0mg | 43% |
Zinc | 7.6mg | 2.87mg | 43% |
Manganese | 0.79mg | 0.217mg | 25% |
Saturated fat | 0.26g | 5.096g | 22% |
Protein | 6.06g | 17.08g | 22% |
Carbs | 86.85g | 24.1g | 21% |
Fats | 1.08g | 14.36g | 20% |
Sodium | 795mg | 414mg | 17% |
Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% | |
Folate | 56µg | 14% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.204g | 5.495g | 13% |
Selenium | 6.3µg | 11% | |
Calcium | 10mg | 102mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 77mg | 136mg | 8% |
Copper | 0.137mg | 0.091mg | 5% |
Calories | 378kcal | 295kcal | 4% |
Potassium | 105mg | 226mg | 4% |
Fructose | 0.26g | 2.03g | 2% |
Fiber | 1.4g | 0.9g | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.226mg | 0.31mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 85.45g | 23.2g | N/A |
Magnesium | 19mg | 20mg | 0% |
Sugar | 10.35g | 4.15g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.814g | N/A | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.354g | 0.38g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.066mg | 0.206mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.241mg | 0.666mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.26mg | 0.716mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.767mg | 1.319mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.113mg | 1.226mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.13mg | 0.37mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.365mg | 0.677mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.344mg | 0.823mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.162mg | 0.505mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +260.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +24.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +181.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1229.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1028.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2593.6% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~0.38g
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +4327.3% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +329.6% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +680.8% |
Contains more LactoseLactose | +∞% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +566.7% |
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Galactose
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