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General Mills Cheerios vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between general Mills Cheerios and cheese popcorn

  • General Mills Cheerios have more iron, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B6, zinc, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin A, and vitamin B1, while cheese popcorn has more fats.
  • General Mills Cheerios cover your daily need for iron 387% more than cheese popcorn.
  • General Mills Cheerios contain 124 times more vitamin A than cheese popcorn. While general Mills Cheerios contain 990µg of vitamin A, cheese popcorn contains only 8µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 81% 120% 57% 1244% 128% 456% 206% 65% 463% 136%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 65% 34% 23% 84% 47% 55% 155% 116% 93% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +254.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145.6%
Contains more IronIron +1380.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +175%
Contains more ZincZinc +732.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +397.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +107.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 72% 51% 330% 13% 332% 23% 393% 64% 552% 846% 4.5% 536%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 2.7% 76% 31% 56% 27% 28% 54% 66% 21% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4220%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +970.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1343%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +917%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1177.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +6390.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +487.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +141%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +355.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cheerios Cheese popcorn DV% diff.
Iron 33.17mg 2.24mg 387%
Vitamin B12 6.77µg 0.53µg 260%
Folate 714µg 11µg 176%
Vitamin B6 2.39mg 0.235mg 166%
Zinc 16.73mg 2.01mg 134%
Manganese 3.547mg 0.713mg 123%
Vitamin B3 20.967mg 1.453mg 122%
Vitamin A 990µg 8µg 109%
Vitamin B1 1.327mg 0.124mg 100%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.432g 15.37g 86%
Fats 6.73g 33.2g 41%
Calcium 401mg 113mg 29%
Copper 0.385mg 0.14mg 27%
Starch 57.37g 24%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 0.5mg 23%
Selenium 24.9µg 12µg 23%
Saturated fat 1.5g 6.41g 22%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 3.82mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 9.7g 18%
Vitamin D* 136 IU 0 IU 17%
Vitamin D 3.4µg 0µg 17%
Phosphorus 481mg 361mg 17%
Sodium 497mg 889mg 17%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 2.344g 14%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 0.461mg 12%
Potassium 641mg 261mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.241mg 11%
Calories 376kcal 526kcal 8%
Carbs 73.23g 51.6g 7%
Protein 12.09g 9.3g 6%
Magnesium 114mg 91mg 5%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 8.2µg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 11mg 4%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.068g 4%
Fiber 9.4g 9.9g 2%
Choline 26.2mg 15.3mg 2%
Protein per 100 calories 3.2g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 311kcal 566kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 19g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.2 3.9 N/A
Net carbs 63.83g 41.7g N/A
Sugar 4.36g 0.79g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.167mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.418mg 0.417mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0.402mg 0%
Leucine 0.91mg 1.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.366mg 0.443mg 0%
Methionine 0.178mg 0.191mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.628mg 0.405mg 0%
Valine 0.586mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.252mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 73% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.09 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 73.23 g
Water: 5.13 g
Other: 2.82 g
9% 33% 52% 3% 3%
Protein: 9.3 g
Fats: 33.2 g
Carbs: 51.6 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.9%
Contains more WaterWater +105.2%
Contains more FatsFats +393.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 38% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.432 g
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.37 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +308.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +532%

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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. General Mills Cheerios - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173884/nutrients
  2. Cheese popcorn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167960/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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