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

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How are corn nuts and grape-Nuts Cereal different?

  • Grape-Nuts Cereal has more iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, and fiber than corn nuts.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for grape-Nuts Cereal is 329% higher.
  • Corn nuts contain 8 times more saturated fat than grape-Nuts Cereal. While corn nuts contain 2.58g of saturated fat, grape-Nuts Cereal contains only 0.34g.
  • Corn nuts have a lower glycemic index (40) than grape-Nuts Cereal (75).

Snacks, cornnuts, barbecue-flavor and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal 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 78% 5.1% 25% 64% 45% 51% 121% 78% 64% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +13.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.9%
Contains more IronIron +1547.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +564.5%

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 1.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 88% 33% 28% 22% 43% 0% 0% 0% 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 0.33% 0% 12% 0% 163% 28% 162% 52% 198% 0% 5% 259% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +472%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +359.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn nuts Grape-Nuts Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 1.7mg 28mg 329%
Manganese 0.487mg 3.236mg 120%
Folate 0µg 345µg 86%
Vitamin B6 0.187mg 0.86mg 52%
Vitamin B3 1.507mg 8.62mg 44%
Phosphorus 283mg 467mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.35mg 0.65mg 25%
Copper 0.136mg 0.34mg 23%
Fats 14.3g 1.81g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.36g 0.21g 18%
Fiber 8.4g 13g 18%
Selenium 9.1µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.22g 0.78g 16%
Saturated fat 2.58g 0.34g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.374mg 0.872mg 10%
Choline 31.9mg 6%
Sodium 600mg 465mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Protein 9g 11.22g 4%
Magnesium 109mg 124mg 4%
Calories 436kcal 361kcal 4%
Potassium 286mg 400mg 3%
Carbs 71.7g 80.49g 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 1.88mg 2.07mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.12mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 63.3g 67.49g N/A
Sugar 8.86g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 14% 72% 3%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 14.3 g
Carbs: 71.7 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 3.4 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 FatsFats +690.1%
Contains more OtherOther +14.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.3%
Contains more WaterWater +118.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 56% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.58 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.22 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3404.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +312.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%

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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 nuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169672/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.