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Cheese popcorn vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese popcorn and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal different?

  • Cheese popcorn is higher in phosphorus and fiber; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin D.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is 315% higher.
  • Cheese popcorn contains 8 times more phosphorus than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. While cheese popcorn contains 361mg of phosphorus, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal contains only 47mg.

Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 65% 34% 23% 84% 47% 55% 155% 116% 93% 65%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1037.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +243.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +259%
Contains more ZincZinc +1240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +668.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1196.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +263.6%
Contains more IronIron +1092%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.4%

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.
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 1.7% 2.7% 76% 0% 31% 56% 27% 28% 54% 66% 21% 8.3% 8.3%
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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4000%
Contains more CholineCholine +705.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4740%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5525%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1434.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +617.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1804.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1420.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1428.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +3372.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese popcorn Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.53µg 8.1µg 315%
Iron 2.24mg 26.7mg 306%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 3.573mg 257%
Vitamin B3 1.453mg 27.667mg 164%
Vitamin B1 0.124mg 1.903mg 148%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 1.73mg 115%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.37g 0.669g 98%
Folate 11µg 382µg 93%
Vitamin A 8µg 450µg 49%
Fats 33.2g 1.68g 48%
Phosphorus 361mg 47mg 45%
Fiber 9.9g 2.2g 31%
Manganese 0.713mg 0.055mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.41g 0.451g 27%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 24.2mg 26%
Vitamin E 3.82mg 0.07mg 25%
Vitamin D 0IU 188IU 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.7g 0.265g 24%
Vitamin D 0µg 4.7µg 24%
Magnesium 91mg 8mg 20%
Starch 46.1g 19%
Sodium 889mg 468mg 18%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.15mg 17%
Selenium 12µg 3.3µg 16%
Carbs 51.6g 89.2g 13%
Protein 9.3g 3.96g 11%
Calcium 113mg 3mg 11%
Copper 0.14mg 0.039mg 11%
Calories 526kcal 369kcal 8%
Vitamin K 8.2µg 0.2µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.461mg 0.215mg 5%
Potassium 261mg 76mg 5%
Cholesterol 11mg 0mg 4%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Choline 15.3mg 1.9mg 2%
Net carbs 41.7g 87g N/A
Sugar 0.79g 35.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.094mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.417mg 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.402mg 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 1.024mg 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.443mg 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.191mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.405mg 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.252mg 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.629g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 33% 52% 3% 3%
Protein: 9.3 g
Fats: 33.2 g
Carbs: 51.6 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 3.4 g
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1876.2%
Contains more OtherOther +246.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.9%
Contains more WaterWater +67.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.37 g
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3560.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2197.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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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. Cheese popcorn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167960/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.