General Mills Cheerios vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between general Mills Cheerios and eggs

General Mills Cheerios have more iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, manganese, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, eggs have more copper.
General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for iron is 400% more.
General Mills Cheerios have 328 times more vitamin B3 than eggs. General Mills Cheerios have 20.967mg of vitamin B3, while eggs have 0.064mg.
General Mills Cheerios have a higher glycemic index than eggs.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled.

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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

Egg

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1040%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+702%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+408.7%
Contains more IronIron	+2687.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1493.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+179.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13542.3%

Contains more CopperCopper	+419.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.7%

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

Egg

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+564.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1910.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32660.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1875.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+509.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1522.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+413%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	33.17mg	1.19mg	400%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	1.11µg	236%
Copper	0.385mg	2mg	179%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	0.121mg	175%
Folate	714µg	44µg	168%
Manganese	3.547mg	0.026mg	153%
Zinc	16.73mg	1.05mg	143%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	0.064mg	131%
Cholesterol	0mg	373mg	124%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	0.066mg	105%
Vitamin A	990µg	149µg	93%
Choline	26.2mg	293.8mg	49%
Phosphorus	481mg	172mg	44%
Fiber	9.4g	0g	38%
Calcium	401mg	50mg	35%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.513mg	32%
Magnesium	114mg	10mg	25%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	0mg	24%
Carbs	73.23g	1.12g	24%
Starch	57.37g		24%
Sodium	497mg	124mg	16%
Potassium	641mg	126mg	15%
Calories	376kcal	155kcal	11%
Selenium	24.9µg	30.8µg	11%
Saturated fat	1.5g	3.267g	8%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	1.398mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	1.414g	7%
Fats	6.73g	10.61g	6%
Vitamin D	136 IU	87 IU	6%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	2.2µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	4.077g	4%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	1.03mg	3%
Protein	12.09g	12.58g	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.3µg	1%
Net carbs	63.83g	1.12g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g	1.12g	N/A
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg	0.153mg	0%
Threonine	0.418mg	0.604mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.686mg	0%
Leucine	0.91mg	1.075mg	0%
Lysine	0.366mg	0.904mg	0%
Methionine	0.178mg	0.392mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg	0.668mg	0%
Valine	0.586mg	0.767mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.298mg	0%
Fructose	0.09g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.068g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.344g		N/A