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Chinese fried rice vs. Lucky Charms Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Chinese fried rice and lucky Charms Cereal

  • Lucky Charms Cereal has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin A than Chinese fried rice.
  • Lucky Charms Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 283% more.
  • Chinese fried rice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of Chinese fried rice is 80, while the glycemic index of lucky Charms Cereal is 69.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Restaurant, Chinese, fried rice, without meat and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS.

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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 7.1% 3.6% 6.7% 25% 32% 20% 22% 50% 56% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 130% 20% 835% 71% 508% 124% 85% 283% 80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +640%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +192.1%
Contains more IronIron +3274.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2486.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +466.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +401.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.9%

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 13% 7.3% 2.6% 0% 3.8% 6% 12% 0% 7.4% 0% 7% 4.5% 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 89% 282% 9% 59% 434% 398% 474% 26% 695% 850% 3.5% 556% 8.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3750%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +246.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11480%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6526.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3871.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9306.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12250%
Contains more CholineCholine +192.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese fried rice Lucky Charms Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 6.8µg 283%
Iron 0.66mg 22.27mg 270%
Vitamin B6 0.032mg 3.01mg 229%
Folate 6µg 741µg 184%
Zinc 0.72mg 18.62mg 163%
Vitamin B3 0.637mg 25.3mg 154%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 1.737mg 144%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 1.723mg 131%
Vitamin A 22µg 847µg 92%
Manganese 0.433mg 2.173mg 76%
Calcium 12mg 434mg 42%
Phosphorus 51mg 289mg 34%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 26.6mg 25%
Vitamin D 0µg 3.9µg 20%
Vitamin D 0IU 156IU 20%
Carbs 32.79g 80.89g 16%
Fiber 1.1g 5g 16%
Magnesium 10mg 74mg 15%
Copper 0.095mg 0.213mg 13%
Selenium 8.3µg 14.6µg 11%
Sodium 387mg 648mg 11%
Calories 174kcal 380kcal 10%
Vitamin B5 0.439mg 9%
Protein 4.05g 7.67g 7%
Cholesterol 18mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 76mg 222mg 4%
Fats 2.96g 5.02g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.111g 1.542g 3%
Starch 30.8g 37.17g 3%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.45mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 16.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.54g 0.885g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.649g 1.586g 2%
Fructose 0.05g 0.8g 1%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 31.69g 75.89g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 36.13g N/A
Trans fat 0.011g 0.013g N/A
Tryptophan 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.173mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.173mg 0%
Leucine 0.335mg 0%
Lysine 0.173mg 0%
Methionine 0.114mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.225mg 0%
Valine 0.251mg 0%
Histidine 0.094mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.981g 1.486g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 33% 59%
Protein: 4.05 g
Fats: 2.96 g
Carbs: 32.79 g
Water: 59.09 g
Other: 1.11 g
8% 5% 81% 4% 2%
Protein: 7.67 g
Fats: 5.02 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 4.15 g
Other: 2.27 g
Contains more WaterWater +1323.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.4%
Contains more FatsFats +69.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +146.7%
Contains more OtherOther +104.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.649 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.111 g
22% 40% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.885 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.586 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.542 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Starch: 30.8 g
Sucrose: 0.37 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0.05 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
51% 39% 6% 2%
Starch: 37.17 g
Sucrose: 28.9 g
Glucose: 4.7 g
Fructose: 0.8 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.73 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +20.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +7710.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3515.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1500%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Chinese fried rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167668/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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