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General Mills Cheerios vs. Chinese fried rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between general Mills Cheerios and Chinese fried rice

  • Chinese fried rice has less iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • General Mills Cheerios cover your daily iron needs 406% more than Chinese fried rice.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Restaurant, Chinese, fried rice, without meat.

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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% 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 7.1% 3.6% 6.7% 25% 32% 20% 22% 50% 56% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1040%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3241.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +743.4%
Contains more IronIron +4925.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2223.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +843.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +719.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.1%

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 72% 330% 13% 51% 332% 23% 393% 64% 552% 846% 4.5% 536% 14%
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 13% 7.3% 2.6% 0% 3.8% 6% 12% 0% 7.4% 0% 7% 4.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +468.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8746.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3191.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7368.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +11800%
Contains more CholineCholine +376.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +55.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cheerios Chinese fried rice DV% diff.
Iron 33.17mg 0.66mg 406%
Vitamin B12 6.77µg 0µg 282%
Vitamin B6 2.39mg 0.032mg 181%
Folate 714µg 6µg 177%
Zinc 16.73mg 0.72mg 146%
Manganese 3.547mg 0.433mg 135%
Vitamin B3 20.967mg 0.637mg 127%
Vitamin B1 1.327mg 0.015mg 109%
Vitamin A 990µg 22µg 108%
Phosphorus 481mg 51mg 61%
Calcium 401mg 12mg 39%
Fiber 9.4g 1.1g 33%
Copper 0.385mg 0.095mg 32%
Selenium 24.9µg 8.3µg 30%
Magnesium 114mg 10mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 21%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 3.8mg 20%
Vitamin D 136IU 0IU 17%
Potassium 641mg 76mg 17%
Vitamin D 3.4µg 0µg 17%
Protein 12.09g 4.05g 16%
Carbs 73.23g 32.79g 13%
Starch 57.37g 30.8g 11%
Calories 376kcal 174kcal 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.432g 1.111g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.026mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 18mg 6%
Fats 6.73g 2.96g 6%
Sodium 497mg 387mg 5%
Choline 26.2mg 5.5mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.5g 0.54g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 0.649g 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 0.13mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2.8µg 1%
Net carbs 63.83g 31.69g N/A
Sugar 4.36g 0.56g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 0.011g N/A
Tryptophan 0.167mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0.418mg 0.173mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0.173mg 0%
Leucine 0.91mg 0.335mg 0%
Lysine 0.366mg 0.173mg 0%
Methionine 0.178mg 0.114mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.628mg 0.225mg 0%
Valine 0.586mg 0.251mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.094mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0.05g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.068g 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.344g 0.981g 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
4% 3% 33% 59%
Protein: 4.05 g
Fats: 2.96 g
Carbs: 32.79 g
Water: 59.09 g
Other: 1.11 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +198.5%
Contains more FatsFats +127.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +123.3%
Contains more OtherOther +154.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1051.9%

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
23% 28% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.649 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.111 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +266.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +118.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
93% 7%
Starch: 57.37 g
Sucrose: 4.27 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
98%
Starch: 30.8 g
Sucrose: 0.37 g
Glucose: 0.13 g
Fructose: 0.05 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +86.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1054.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +80%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Chinese fried rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167668/nutrients

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

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