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General Mills Cheerios vs. General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between general Mills Cheerios and general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

  • General Mills Cheerios have more iron, manganese, folate, phosphorus, selenium, and copper; however, general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • General Mills Cheerios cover your daily iron needs 159% more than general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
  • General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 5 times less selenium than general Mills Cheerios. General Mills Cheerios contain 24.9µg of selenium, while general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 4.7µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH.

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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 39% 133% 18% 768% 64% 494% 85% 74% 202% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.9%
Contains more IronIron +62%
Contains more CopperCopper +100.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +429.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.7%
~equal in Zinc ~18.12mg

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 65% 306% 43% 80% 617% 477% 460% 28% 623% 831% 24% 276% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +94%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +229.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +55.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1967%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +422.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~918µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~6.65µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cheerios General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch DV% diff.
Iron 33.17mg 20.48mg 159%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 2.067mg 151%
Vitamin B1 1.327mg 2.467mg 95%
Folate 714µg 368µg 87%
Manganese 3.547mg 1.545mg 87%
Phosphorus 481mg 199mg 40%
Selenium 24.9µg 4.7µg 37%
Vitamin B6 2.39mg 2.7mg 24%
Vitamin B3 20.967mg 24.533mg 22%
Copper 0.385mg 0.192mg 21%
Magnesium 114mg 54mg 14%
Potassium 641mg 201mg 13%
Protein 12.09g 5.45g 13%
Zinc 16.73mg 18.12mg 13%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 0.465mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 2.14mg 10%
Fructose 0.09g 8.2g 10%
Vitamin D 3.4µg 5.3µg 10%
Fiber 9.4g 6.8g 10%
Vitamin D 136IU 210IU 9%
Starch 57.37g 35.2g 9%
Vitamin A 990µg 918µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 4.92g 6%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 9.4µg 6%
Fats 6.73g 10.25g 5%
Vitamin B12 6.77µg 6.65µg 5%
Calcium 401mg 444mg 4%
Sodium 497mg 567mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.432g 2.11g 2%
Choline 26.2mg 13.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.5g 0.975g 2%
Calories 376kcal 410kcal 2%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 19.4mg 2%
Carbs 73.23g 77.99g 2%
Net carbs 63.83g 71.19g N/A
Sugar 4.36g 30.3g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 0.017g N/A
Tryptophan 0.167mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.418mg 0.181mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0.191mg 0%
Leucine 0.91mg 0.372mg 0%
Lysine 0.366mg 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.178mg 0.085mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.628mg 0.245mg 0%
Valine 0.586mg 0.255mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.068g 0.165g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.344g 1.918g 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
5% 10% 78% 3% 3%
Protein: 5.45 g
Fats: 10.25 g
Carbs: 77.99 g
Water: 3.24 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.8%
Contains more WaterWater +58.3%
Contains more FatsFats +52.3%
~equal in Carbs ~77.99g
~equal in Other ~3.07g

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
12% 61% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.975 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.92 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.11 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107.1%

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
54% 31% 2% 13%
Starch: 35.2 g
Sucrose: 20.52 g
Glucose: 1.59 g
Fructose: 8.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +63%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +380.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +9011.1%
~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

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

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