Cereal vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cereal and jerusalem artichoke

Cereal is richer than jerusalem artichoke in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 507% higher.
Cereal contains 199 times more sodium than jerusalem artichoke. Cereal contains 795mg of sodium, while jerusalem artichoke contains 4mg.
Jerusalem artichoke has a lower glycemic index than cereal.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Jerusalem-artichokes, 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

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.8%
Contains more IronIron	+901.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+6233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1216.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+800%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+308.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.14mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~78mg

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

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+862.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+81300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3044%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+6350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2178.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+7674%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.7%
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	0.2mg	507%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.077mg	455%
Iron	34.06mg	3.4mg	383%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.06mg	293%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	1.3mg	177%
Vitamin A	814µg	1µg	90%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.12mg	68%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	4mg	38%
Sodium	795mg	4mg	34%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.06mg	32%
Carbs	86.85g	17.44g	23%
Calories	378kcal	73kcal	15%
Potassium	105mg	429mg	10%
Selenium	6.3µg	0.7µg	10%
Protein	6.06g	2g	8%
Choline		30mg	5%
Folate		13µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.397mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.001g	2%
Fats	1.08g	0.01g	2%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0g	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.19mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	0.004g	1%
Fiber	1.4g	1.6g	1%
Net carbs	85.45g	15.84g	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	17mg	0%
Calcium	10mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	10.35g	9.6g	N/A
Copper	0.137mg	0.14mg	0%
Phosphorus	77mg	78mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	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%