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Corn grits vs. Grape-Nuts Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between corn grits and grape-Nuts Cereal

  • Corn grits contains less iron, manganese, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, copper, and magnesium than grape-Nuts Cereal.
  • Grape-Nuts Cereal's daily need coverage for iron is 266% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without salt and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.

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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 4.3% 19% 2.4% 252% 0% 2.5% 6% 30% 6.4% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 89% 9.6% 35% 1050% 113% 56% 200% 61% 422% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1381.5%
Contains more IronIron +317.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3235.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6504.1%

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% 0% 0.2% 0% 36% 31% 31% 3.1% 6.5% 0% 0% 20% 1.4%
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 0.33% 0% 12% 0% 163% 28% 162% 52% 198% 0% 5% 259% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +415.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1576.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2971.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1177.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +1126.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn grits Grape-Nuts Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 6.71mg 28mg 266%
Manganese 0.049mg 3.236mg 139%
Folate 27µg 345µg 80%
Phosphorus 14mg 467mg 65%
Vitamin B6 0.028mg 0.86mg 64%
Fiber 1.1g 13g 48%
Vitamin B3 1.672mg 8.62mg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.65mg 42%
Copper 0mg 0.34mg 38%
Magnesium 6mg 124mg 28%
Carbs 15.95g 80.49g 22%
Protein 1.58g 11.22g 19%
Zinc 0.09mg 2.07mg 18%
Selenium 9.1µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.052mg 0.872mg 16%
Calories 74kcal 361kcal 14%
Potassium 27mg 400mg 11%
Sodium 227mg 465mg 10%
Starch 15.39g 6%
Choline 2.6mg 31.9mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.191g 0.78g 4%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.62mg 4%
Calcium 64mg 32mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2µg 2%
Fats 0.49g 1.81g 2%
Saturated fat 0.076g 0.34g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 14.85g 67.49g N/A
Sugar 0.1g 8.86g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.081g 0.21g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.052mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.228mg 0%
Lysine 0.031mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.087mg 0%
Valine 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.048mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 81%
Protein: 1.58 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 15.95 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.76 g
11% 2% 80% 4% 3%
Protein: 11.22 g
Fats: 1.81 g
Carbs: 80.49 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 2.98 g
Contains more WaterWater +2220.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +610.1%
Contains more FatsFats +269.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +404.6%
Contains more OtherOther +292.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 23% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.076 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.081 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.191 g
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.34 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.78 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +159.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +308.4%

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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
  2. Grape-Nuts Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171647/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.