Cereal vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cereal and sweet roll

Cereal is richer than sweet roll in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 497% higher.
Cereal contains 56 times more vitamin B6 than sweet roll. Cereal contains 5.986mg of vitamin B6, while sweet roll contains 0.107mg.
Sweet roll contains less sodium.
Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index than cereal.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins.

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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

Sweet roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.8%
Contains more IronIron	+2028.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1188.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+163.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+620%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-61.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+169.8%

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~76mg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1825%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1212.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1840.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1360.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+5494.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2387.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.324mg	497%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.107mg	452%
Iron	34.06mg	1.6mg	406%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.265mg	277%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	2.384mg	170%
Vitamin A	814µg	62µg	84%
Zinc	7.6mg	0.59mg	64%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	7.473g	47%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	2mg	41%
Fats	1.08g	16.4g	24%
Cholesterol		66mg	22%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.3mg	21%
Sodium	795mg	304mg	21%
Selenium	6.3µg	17µg	19%
Folate		72µg	18%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	1.99mg	13%
Saturated fat	0.26g	3.079g	13%
Carbs	86.85g	50.9g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	4.797g	11%
Choline		41.3mg	8%
Vitamin B12		0.14µg	6%
Calcium	10mg	72mg	6%
Copper	0.137mg	0.088mg	5%
Fiber	1.4g	2.4g	4%
Vitamin K	0µg	4.4µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.406mg	4%
Calories	378kcal	372kcal	0%
Protein	6.06g	6.2g	0%
Net carbs	85.45g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	19mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	105mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	10.35g	31.73g	N/A
Phosphorus	77mg	76mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.145mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A