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Cereal vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cereal and pimiento

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, manganese, and selenium, while pimiento has more vitamin C.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 523% higher.
  • Pimiento contains 65 times less vitamin B2 than cereal. Cereal contains 3.87mg of vitamin B2, while pimiento contains 0.06mg.
  • The amount of sodium in pimiento is lower.
  • Pimiento has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pimiento is 45, while the glycemic index of cereal is 69.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Pimento, canned.

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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +1927.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +179.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +352.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +758.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%

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
6
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +512%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36888.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4716.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2160%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2684.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +120.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.017mg 523%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.215mg 444%
Iron 34.06mg 1.68mg 405%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.06mg 293%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.615mg 181%
Vitamin A 814µg 133µg 76%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.19mg 67%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 84.9mg 52%
Sodium 795mg 14mg 34%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.092mg 30%
Carbs 86.85g 5.1g 27%
Calories 378kcal 23kcal 18%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.2µg 11%
Copper 0.137mg 0.049mg 10%
Protein 6.06g 1.1g 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 17mg 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 8.3µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.01mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 6mg 3%
Fiber 1.4g 1.9g 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Potassium 105mg 158mg 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.3g 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.045g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.161g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 3.2g N/A
Calcium 10mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 2.71g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +450.9%
Contains more FatsFats +260%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1602.9%
Contains more OtherOther +457.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2363%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +920%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.7%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.