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Cereal vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cereal and shallot

  • Cereal is higher than shallot in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 519% more than shallot.
  • Cereal contains 698 times more vitamin A than shallot. While cereal contains 2792IU of vitamin A, shallot contains only 4IU.
  • The amount of sodium in shallot is lower.
  • The glycemic index of shallot is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Shallots, raw.

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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
6
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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more IronIron +2738.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +170.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +425%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +270%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +381.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14710%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1635.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Shallot DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.06mg 519%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.345mg 434%
Iron 34.06mg 1.2mg 411%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.02mg 296%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.2mg 184%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.4mg 65%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 8mg 34%
Sodium 795mg 12mg 34%
Carbs 86.85g 16.8g 23%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.292mg 22%
Calories 378kcal 72kcal 15%
Folate 34µg 9%
Selenium 6.3µg 1.2µg 9%
Fiber 1.4g 3.2g 7%
Protein 6.06g 2.5g 7%
Potassium 105mg 334mg 7%
Copper 0.137mg 0.088mg 5%
Calcium 10mg 37mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.039g 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.1g 2%
Phosphorus 77mg 60mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.29mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.017g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 13.6g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 7.87g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.04mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.043mg 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
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +142.4%
Contains more FatsFats +980%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +417%
Contains more OtherOther +178.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2011.1%

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
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1357.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +807.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.