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Cereal vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cereal and Peruvian groundcherry?

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin C, and phosphorus than Peruvian groundcherry.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 515% higher.
  • Peruvian groundcherry has 97 times less vitamin B2 than cereal. Cereal has 3.87mg of vitamin B2, while Peruvian groundcherry has 0.04mg.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than Peruvian groundcherry (35).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw 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
8
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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +3306%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~9mg

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +250%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2161.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5616.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +957.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.11mg 515%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 460%
Iron 34.06mg 1mg 413%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.04mg 295%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 2.8mg 168%
Vitamin A 814µg 36µg 86%
Zinc 7.6mg 69%
Sodium 795mg 35%
Manganese 0.79mg 34%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 11mg 31%
Carbs 86.85g 11.2g 25%
Calories 378kcal 53kcal 16%
Copper 0.137mg 15%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Protein 6.06g 1.9g 8%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Phosphorus 77mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 5%
Potassium 105mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.7g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 11.2g N/A
Calcium 10mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 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
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +218.9%
Contains more FatsFats +54.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +675.4%
Contains more OtherOther +178.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2159.3%

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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.