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Corn cake vs. Lucky Charms Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn cake and lucky Charms Cereal different?

  • Lucky Charms Cereal has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and calcium than corn cake.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lucky Charms Cereal is 283% higher.
  • Lucky Charms Cereal has a lower glycemic index (69) than corn cake (87).

Snacks, corn cakes and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS 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 81% 5.7% 14% 53% 140% 55% 67% 64% 237% 54%
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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2184.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.4%
Contains more IronIron +1490.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +831%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +47.5%

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 0% 23% 0% 0% 63% 12% 97% 50% 32% 0% 0% 14% 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 89% 282% 9% 59% 434% 398% 474% 26% 695% 850% 3.5% 556% 8.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1110%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +594.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3346%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +391.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2050%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3800%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn cake Lucky Charms Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 6.8µg 283%
Iron 1.4mg 22.27mg 261%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 3.01mg 221%
Folate 19µg 741µg 181%
Zinc 2mg 18.62mg 151%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 1.723mg 129%
Vitamin B3 5.15mg 25.3mg 126%
Vitamin B1 0.25mg 1.737mg 124%
Vitamin A 70µg 847µg 86%
Calcium 19mg 434mg 42%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.6mg 30%
Copper 0.42mg 0.213mg 23%
Vitamin D 156IU 20%
Vitamin D 3.9µg 20%
Phosphorus 157mg 289mg 19%
Manganese 1.815mg 2.173mg 16%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Fiber 1.9g 5g 12%
Magnesium 114mg 74mg 10%
Selenium 9.9µg 14.6µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 0.439mg 8%
Sodium 488mg 648mg 7%
Fats 2.4g 5.02g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.93g 1.542g 4%
Choline 16.1mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.45mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.42g 0.885g 2%
Potassium 157mg 222mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.76g 1.586g 2%
Carbs 83.4g 80.89g 1%
Fructose 0.8g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.4µg 1%
Protein 8.1g 7.67g 1%
Calories 387kcal 380kcal 0%
Net carbs 81.5g 75.89g N/A
Sugar 23.47g 36.13g N/A
Trans fat 0.013g N/A
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.301mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.316mg 0%
Leucine 0.837mg 0%
Lysine 0.267mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.408mg 0%
Valine 0.442mg 0%
Histidine 0.227mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.486g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 2% 83% 5%
Protein: 8.1 g
Fats: 2.4 g
Carbs: 83.4 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.5 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 FatsFats +109.2%
Contains more OtherOther +51.3%
~equal in Protein ~7.67g
~equal in Carbs ~80.89g
~equal in Water ~4.15g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.76 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.93 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 -52.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +108.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.8%

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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 cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168857/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.