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Cereal vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and sweet and sour different?

  • Cereal is higher than sweet and sour in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and selenium.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 520% more than sweet and sour.
  • Cereal contains 279 times more vitamin A than sweet and sour. Cereal contains 2792IU of vitamin A, while sweet, and sour contains 10IU.
  • Sweet and sour is lower in sodium.

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve types were used 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
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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more IronIron +16119%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +8344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1475%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.3%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg
~equal in Potassium ~99mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.761mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +342.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +81300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15739.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +143%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11194.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.048mg 520%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.053mg 456%
Iron 34.06mg 0.21mg 423%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.019mg 296%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.187mg 184%
Vitamin A 814µg 1µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.09mg 68%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 8.7mg 33%
Sodium 795mg 371mg 18%
Carbs 86.85g 38.22g 16%
Protein 6.06g 0.27g 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.4µg 11%
Calories 378kcal 150kcal 11%
Phosphorus 77mg 7mg 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.079mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0.1g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.093mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Fats 1.08g 0.02g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0g 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.761mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 38.12g N/A
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 105mg 99mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 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
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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2144.4%
Contains more FatsFats +5300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +127.2%
Contains more OtherOther +82.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1494.4%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.