General Mills Cheerios vs. Bran cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between general Mills Cheerios and bran cereal

General Mills Cheerios have more iron; however, bran cereal has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, manganese, folate, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B1, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bran cereal is 739% higher.
Bran cereal has 2 times less iron than general Mills Cheerios. General Mills Cheerios have 33.17mg of iron, while bran cereal has 17.6mg.
General Mills Cheerios have a higher glycemic index than bran cereal.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original.

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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.

General Mills Cheerios

Bran cereal

Contains more IronIron	+88.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+164.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+217.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+139.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+108.9%

~equal in Calcium ~389mg

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.

General Mills Cheerios

Bran cereal

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+83.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2610%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+402.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+177.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+188.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+88.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~20mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.06mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	12mg	739%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	18.8µg	501%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	2.71mg	201%
Iron	33.17mg	17.6mg	195%
Manganese	3.547mg	7.41mg	168%
Folate	714µg	1310µg	149%
Phosphorus	481mg	1150mg	96%
Fiber	9.4g	29.3g	80%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	2.27mg	79%
Copper	0.385mg	1.04mg	73%
Magnesium	114mg	362mg	59%
Vitamin A	990µg	522µg	52%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	14.8mg	39%
Zinc	16.73mg	12.4mg	39%
Selenium	24.9µg	9.4µg	28%
Starch	57.37g	21.8g	15%
Potassium	641mg	1020mg	11%
Sodium	497mg	258mg	10%
Calories	376kcal	259kcal	6%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	4.3µg	5%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	1.19mg	4%
Choline	26.2mg	49.4mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	0.89g	4%
Vitamin D	136IU	170IU	4%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	5.2µg	3%
Fats	6.73g	4.9g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	2g	3%
Protein	12.09g	13.14g	2%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	20mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.5g	1.1g	2%
Calcium	401mg	389mg	1%
Carbs	73.23g	74.24g	0%
Net carbs	63.83g	44.94g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g	15.69g	N/A
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	1.06mg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.418mg	0.38mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.35mg	0%
Leucine	0.91mg	0.7mg	0%
Lysine	0.366mg	0.35mg	0%
Methionine	0.178mg	0.17mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg	0.48mg	0%
Valine	0.586mg	0.52mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.28mg	0%
Fructose	0.09g	0.36g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.068g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.344g		N/A