General Mills Cheerios vs. General Mills Trix Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between general Mills Cheerios and general Mills Trix Cereal

General Mills Cheerios have more iron, vitamin B12, folate, phosphorus, selenium, copper, zinc, and fiber, while general Mills Trix Cereal has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B1.
General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for iron is 204% higher.
General Mills Trix Cereal contains 4 times less selenium than general Mills Cheerios. General Mills Cheerios contain 24.9µg of selenium, while general Mills Trix Cereal contains 6.5µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TRIX.

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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

General Mills Trix Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+356%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+295.7%
Contains more IronIron	+96.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+229.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+155.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+283.1%

~equal in Sodium ~500mg

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

General Mills Trix Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+48%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+44.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+38.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+90.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+144.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1790%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~2.18mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	33.17mg	16.89mg	204%
Manganese	3.547mg		154%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	1.89mg	138%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	4.69µg	87%
Folate	714µg	375µg	85%
Phosphorus	481mg	188mg	42%
Vitamin A	990µg	669µg	36%
Selenium	24.9µg	6.5µg	33%
Copper	0.385mg	0.117mg	30%
Zinc	16.73mg	14.1mg	24%
Starch	57.37g		24%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	1.6mg	23%
Fiber	9.4g	3.9g	22%
Magnesium	114mg	25mg	21%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg		21%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	2.18mg	16%
Protein	12.09g	4.9g	14%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	18.79mg	14%
Potassium	641mg	162mg	14%
Calcium	401mg	313mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	1.39g	7%
Saturated fat	1.5g	0.5g	5%
Fats	6.73g	3.79g	5%
Carbs	73.23g	86.19g	4%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	18.8mg	3%
Choline	26.2mg	10.7mg	3%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	3.1µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.5mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	1.79g	1%
Vitamin D	136IU	125IU	1%
Calories	376kcal	384kcal	0%
Net carbs	63.83g	82.29g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g	32g	N/A
Sodium	497mg	500mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	1.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg		0%
Threonine	0.418mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg		0%
Leucine	0.91mg		0%
Lysine	0.366mg		0%
Methionine	0.178mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg		0%
Valine	0.586mg		0%
Histidine	0.261mg		0%
Fructose	0.09g		0%
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