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Cereal vs. Pineapple cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cereal and pineapple cake?

  • Cereal is higher in vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese; however, pineapple cake is richer in vitamin B1.
  • Pineapple cake's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 12226% more.
  • Pineapple cake contains 176 times less vitamin B6 than cereal. Cereal contains 5.986mg of vitamin B6, while pineapple cake contains 0.034mg.
  • Pineapple cake has less sodium.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe types 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 9.3% 36% 9.9% 56% 29% 8.5% 35% 42% 46% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +2201.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2351.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.2%
~equal in Potassium ~112mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~82mg

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
7
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 4% 21% 0% 0% 38250% 36% 22% 12% 7.8% 10% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3108.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1212.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2380.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2389.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17505.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2333.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Pineapple cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 153mg 12226%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.034mg 458%
Iron 34.06mg 1.48mg 407%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.156mg 286%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 1.19mg 178%
Vitamin A 814µg 62µg 84%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.31mg 66%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 1.2mg 41%
Sodium 795mg 319mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 3.282g 20%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.35mg 19%
Fats 1.08g 12.1g 17%
Carbs 86.85g 50.5g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 5.194g 12%
Saturated fat 0.26g 2.915g 12%
Calcium 10mg 120mg 11%
Folate 26µg 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Copper 0.137mg 0.087mg 6%
Selenium 6.3µg 9.4µg 6%
Protein 6.06g 3.5g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Calories 378kcal 319kcal 3%
Fiber 1.4g 0.8g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Phosphorus 77mg 82mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 13mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 49.7g N/A
Potassium 105mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.202mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.117mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.264mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.143mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.167mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.081mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

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
4% 12% 51% 32%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 12.1 g
Carbs: 50.5 g
Water: 32.3 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72%
Contains more OtherOther +39.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1020.4%
Contains more WaterWater +754.5%

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
26% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.915 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.282 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2446.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +827.1%

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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. Pineapple cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172703/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.