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General Mills Cheerios vs. Orange chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between general Mills Cheerios and orange chicken

  • Orange chicken has less iron, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B6, manganese, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
  • General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for iron is 403% more.
  • General Mills Cheerios have 71 times more folate than orange chicken. General Mills Cheerios have 714µg of folate, while orange chicken has 10µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Restaurant, Chinese, orange chicken.

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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 14% 4.2% 18% 35% 14% 31% 56% 72% 11% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +470%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2764.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206.7%
Contains more IronIron +3428.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +816.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1380.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +270%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3977%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +45.6%

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 3% 25% 21% 1.5% 11% 51% 67% 60% 53% 25% 61% 7.5% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1220%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2986%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +484%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +939.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3285%
Contains more FolateFolate +7040%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1255.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +152.3%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cheerios Orange chicken DV% diff.
Iron 33.17mg 0.94mg 403%
Vitamin B12 6.77µg 0.2µg 274%
Folate 714µg 10µg 176%
Vitamin B6 2.39mg 0.23mg 166%
Manganese 3.547mg 0.087mg 150%
Zinc 16.73mg 1.13mg 142%
Vitamin B3 20.967mg 3.59mg 109%
Vitamin B1 1.327mg 0.043mg 107%
Vitamin A 990µg 75µg 102%
Phosphorus 481mg 130mg 50%
Calcium 401mg 14mg 39%
Copper 0.385mg 0.042mg 38%
Fiber 9.4g 0.8g 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.432g 6.086g 24%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 0.9mg 23%
Magnesium 114mg 20mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 61mg 20%
Starch 57.37g 10.5g 19%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 24.4µg 19%
Carbs 73.23g 22.46g 17%
Vitamin D 3.4µg 0.1µg 17%
Vitamin D 136IU 5IU 16%
Selenium 24.9µg 17.1µg 14%
Potassium 641mg 209mg 13%
Fats 6.73g 12.68g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.22mg 9%
Choline 26.2mg 66.1mg 7%
Calories 376kcal 262kcal 6%
Protein 12.09g 14.46g 5%
Saturated fat 1.5g 2.422g 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 1.07mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 3.474g 3%
Sodium 497mg 553mg 2%
Fructose 0.09g 0.67g 1%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 63.83g 21.66g N/A
Sugar 4.36g 13.6g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 0.053g N/A
Tryptophan 0.167mg 0.113mg 0%
Threonine 0.418mg 0.576mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0.576mg 0%
Leucine 0.91mg 1.001mg 0%
Lysine 0.366mg 1.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.178mg 0.34mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.628mg 0.51mg 0%
Valine 0.586mg 0.614mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.359mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.068g 0.619g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0.028g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.344g 5.284g 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
14% 13% 22% 48% 2%
Protein: 14.46 g
Fats: 12.68 g
Carbs: 22.46 g
Water: 48.43 g
Other: 1.97 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +226%
Contains more OtherOther +43.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.6%
Contains more FatsFats +88.4%
Contains more WaterWater +844.1%

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% 29% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.422 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.086 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150.2%

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
44% 51% 3% 3%
Starch: 10.5 g
Sucrose: 12.3 g
Glucose: 0.63 g
Fructose: 0.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +446.4%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +188.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +644.4%
~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. Orange chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167679/nutrients

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

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