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Cereal vs. Vermicelli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cereal and vermicelli

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, vermicelli has more copper and selenium.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 524% more.
  • Vermicelli is lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index than vermicelli.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Vermicelli, made from soy.

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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 1.4% 17% 0.26% 68% 639% 116% 8.6% 0.52% 0% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3400%
Contains more IronIron +1781.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more CopperCopper +1298.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%

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 0% 0.67% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.5% 0% 97%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Vermicelli DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0mg 524%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0mg 460%
Iron 34.06mg 1.81mg 403%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0mg 298%
Copper 0.137mg 1.916mg 198%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0mg 185%
Vitamin A 814µg 2µg 90%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Selenium 6.3µg 27µg 38%
Sodium 795mg 4mg 34%
Manganese 0.79mg 34%
Choline 177mg 32%
Zinc 7.6mg 4.24mg 31%
Protein 6.06g 0.1g 12%
Fiber 1.4g 3.9g 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 20mg 8%
Calcium 10mg 55mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.8µg 3%
Potassium 105mg 3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.041g 2%
Calories 378kcal 331kcal 2%
Carbs 86.85g 82.32g 2%
Fats 1.08g 0.1g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.014g 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 78.42g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 17.44g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 0.013g 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
82% 12% 6%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 82.32 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5960%
Contains more FatsFats +980%
Contains more WaterWater +214.8%
Contains more OtherOther +150.2%
~equal in Carbs ~82.32g

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
21% 19% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1469.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +763.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.6%

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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. Vermicelli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169884/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.