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Cereal vs. Jelly bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cereal and jelly bean?

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than jelly bean.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 524% higher.
  • Jelly bean is lower in sodium.
  • Jelly bean has a higher glycemic index (80) than cereal (69).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Candies, jellybeans types in this comparison.

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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
9
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 3.3% 4.9% 9.3% 1.4% 1.7% 6.5% 4.6% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.8%
Contains more IronIron +26100%
Contains more CopperCopper +389.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +15100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1825%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2157.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +472.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%

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
8
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%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2.5% 0.15% 0.54% 0.92% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +157100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +370150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +149550%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Jelly bean DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.004mg 524%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.004mg 460%
Iron 34.06mg 0.13mg 424%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.011mg 297%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.008mg 185%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.05mg 69%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.035mg 33%
Sodium 795mg 50mg 32%
Protein 6.06g 0g 12%
Copper 0.137mg 0.028mg 12%
Phosphorus 77mg 4mg 10%
Selenium 6.3µg 1.1µg 9%
Fiber 1.4g 0.2g 5%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.009mg 4%
Potassium 105mg 37mg 2%
Carbs 86.85g 93.55g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0g 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.05g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 3mg 1%
Calories 378kcal 375kcal 0%
Net carbs 85.45g 93.35g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 70g N/A
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%

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
94% 6%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 93.55 g
Water: 6.3 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +2060%
Contains more OtherOther +2130%
Contains more WaterWater +66.7%
~equal in Carbs ~93.55g

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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. Jelly bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167991/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.