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Cereal vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and true morels different?

  • Cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin A, and zinc, while true morels are higher in copper and phosphorus.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 518% more than true morels.
  • True morels are lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than true morels (32).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Mushrooms, morel, raw 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.
Cereal
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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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains more IronIron +179.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +274.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +186.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +291.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +356.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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
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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 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% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9013%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1787.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1215.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4301.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.7%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal True morels DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.069mg 518%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.136mg 450%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.205mg 282%
Iron 34.06mg 12.18mg 274%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 2.252mg 171%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Copper 0.137mg 0.625mg 54%
Zinc 7.6mg 2.03mg 51%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 43%
Sodium 795mg 21mg 34%
Carbs 86.85g 5.1g 27%
Vitamin D 5.1µg 26%
Vitamin D 206IU 26%
Phosphorus 77mg 194mg 17%
Calories 378kcal 31kcal 17%
Potassium 105mg 411mg 9%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.587mg 9%
Selenium 6.3µg 2.2µg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 2.8g 6%
Protein 6.06g 3.12g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.44mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 43mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.065g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.433g 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.57g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 2.3g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 0.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.052g 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 0g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.2%
Contains more FatsFats +89.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1602.9%
Contains more OtherOther +39.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2270.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +292.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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94% 3% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 9.74 g
Glucose: 0.27 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.09 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.6 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +122.2%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/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.