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Cocoa Krispies vs. Corn grits — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cocoa Krispies and corn grits?

  • Cocoa Krispies are richer than corn grits in vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin E, vitamin C, manganese, and zinc.
  • Cocoa Krispies' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 122% more.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S COCOA KRISPIES and Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without salt types 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 27% 38% 17% 544% 111% 136% 44% 55% 143% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 19% 2.4% 252% 0% 2.5% 6% 30% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +98.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +629.6%
Contains more IronIron +116.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5455.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +628.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2144.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.5%

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 160% 403% 216% 72% 303% 316% 302% 15% 372% 600% 0.25% 242% 4.7%
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 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 36% 31% 31% 3.1% 6.5% 0% 0% 20% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +107900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +746.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +914.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +862.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +378.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5650%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1096.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +234.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa Krispies Corn grits DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.8µg 200%
Vitamin A 1210µg 134%
Vitamin B6 1.61mg 0.028mg 122%
Iron 14.5mg 6.71mg 97%
Vitamin B2 1.37mg 0.135mg 95%
Vitamin B3 16.1mg 1.672mg 90%
Vitamin B1 1.21mg 0.143mg 89%
Folate 323µg 27µg 74%
Vitamin E 10.8mg 0.01mg 72%
Vitamin C 48mg 0mg 53%
Manganese 1.1mg 0.049mg 46%
Zinc 5mg 0.09mg 45%
Copper 0.332mg 0mg 37%
Selenium 16.1µg 29%
Vitamin D 194IU 24%
Carbs 87.9g 15.95g 24%
Vitamin D 4.8µg 24%
Calories 389kcal 74kcal 16%
Phosphorus 102mg 14mg 13%
Starch 43.8g 15.39g 12%
Sodium 424mg 227mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.1g 0.076g 9%
Magnesium 38mg 6mg 8%
Protein 4.6g 1.58g 6%
Calcium 127mg 64mg 6%
Potassium 197mg 27mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.052mg 4%
Fats 2.7g 0.49g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.191g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.3g 0.081g 1%
Choline 8.7mg 2.6mg 1%
Fiber 1.4g 1.1g 1%
Caffeine 5mg 1%
Net carbs 86.5g 14.85g N/A
Sugar 38.6g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.16mg 0.052mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.16mg 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.34mg 0.228mg 0%
Lysine 0.13mg 0.031mg 0%
Methionine 0.09mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.23mg 0.087mg 0%
Valine 0.24mg 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.09mg 0.048mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 3% 88% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 87.9 g
Water: 2.81 g
Other: 1.99 g
16% 81%
Protein: 1.58 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 15.95 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.76 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191.1%
Contains more FatsFats +451%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +451.1%
Contains more OtherOther +161.8%
Contains more WaterWater +2790.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
84% 12% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
22% 23% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.191 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +270.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +91%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 43.8 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
99%
Starch: 15.39 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +184.6%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Corn grits - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173897/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.