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Cereal vs. Vanilla extract — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and vanilla extract different?

  • Cereal is higher than vanilla extract in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 523% more than vanilla extract.
  • Vanilla extract is lower in sodium.

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Vanilla extract 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
7
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 8.6% 3.3% 13% 4.5% 24% 3% 2.6% 1.2% 30% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +28283.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +6809.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +243.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 22% 8% 2.1% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3973.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6869.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +545.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22923.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Vanilla extract DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.011mg 523%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.026mg 458%
Iron 34.06mg 0.12mg 424%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.095mg 290%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.425mg 182%
Vitamin A 814µg 0µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.11mg 68%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Sodium 795mg 9mg 34%
Carbs 86.85g 12.65g 25%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.23mg 24%
Protein 6.06g 0.06g 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 0µg 11%
Phosphorus 77mg 6mg 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.072mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Calories 378kcal 288kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.035mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.004g 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.06g 2%
Magnesium 19mg 12mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.01g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 105mg 148mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 12.65g N/A
Calcium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g 12.65g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.01g 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
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
13% 53% 35%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 12.65 g
Water: 52.58 g
Other: 34.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10000%
Contains more FatsFats +1700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +586.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1291%
Contains more OtherOther +1453.8%

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
42% 42% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1940%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8750%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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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. Vanilla extract - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173471/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.