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Cereal vs. Piña colada — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cereal and piña colada

  • Cereal is higher than piña colada in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 522% more than piña colada.
  • Cereal contains 1396 times more vitamin A than piña colada. While cereal contains 2792IU of vitamin A, piña colada contains only 2IU.
  • The amount of sodium in piña colada is lower.
  • The glycemic index of piña colada is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe.

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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
9
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 5.7% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.9%
Contains more IronIron +16119%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +5746.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%

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
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +685.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21582.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22664.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25001.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +270.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13202.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Piña colada DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.029mg 522%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.045mg 457%
Iron 34.06mg 0.21mg 423%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.017mg 296%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.118mg 184%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.13mg 68%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 4.9mg 37%
Sodium 795mg 6mg 34%
Carbs 86.85g 22.66g 21%
Protein 6.06g 0.42g 11%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.528mg 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.7µg 10%
Calories 378kcal 174kcal 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 7mg 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.079mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1.636g 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0.3g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.061mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.033g 2%
Potassium 105mg 71mg 1%
Fats 1.08g 1.88g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 22.36g N/A
Calcium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 22.33g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.082g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
2
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% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1342.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.3%
Contains more FatsFats +74.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1619.3%
Contains more OtherOther +350.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
3
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
93% 5% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.636 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +148.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +972.7%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.