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

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How are general Mills Cheerios and golden Grahams Cereal different?

General Mills Cheerios are richer in iron, folate, vitamin B12, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin A, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium, while golden Grahams Cereal is higher in vitamin B2.
General Mills Cheerios cover your daily need for iron 233% more than golden Grahams Cereal.
General Mills Cheerios contain 4 times more selenium than golden Grahams Cereal. General Mills Cheerios contain 24.9µg of selenium, while golden Grahams Cereal contains 5.6µg.

Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, GOLDEN GRAHAMS types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

General Mills Cheerios

Golden Grahams Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+338.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+211.2%
Contains more IronIron	+128.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+86.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+272.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+91.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+344.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

General Mills Cheerios

Golden Grahams Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+109.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+217.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+41%
Contains more FolateFolate	+121.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+11.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.2µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.64mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	33.17mg	14.5mg	233%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	1.4mg	100%
Folate	714µg	323µg	98%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	4.8µg	82%
Manganese	3.547mg	1.848mg	74%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	1.613mg	60%
Vitamin A	990µg	472µg	58%
Phosphorus	481mg	129mg	50%
Zinc	16.73mg	12.1mg	42%
Selenium	24.9µg	5.6µg	35%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	16.1mg	30%
Starch	57.37g		24%
Magnesium	114mg	26mg	21%
Copper	0.385mg	0.206mg	20%
Fiber	9.4g	5.6g	15%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	0.338mg	15%
Protein	12.09g	5.3g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.344g		14%
Potassium	641mg	206mg	13%
Sodium	497mg	772mg	12%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	1.2mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	1g	10%
Calcium	401mg	323mg	8%
Fats	6.73g	3.2g	5%
Saturated fat	1.5g	0.4g	5%
Carbs	73.23g	85.1g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.068g		4%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	19.4mg	2%
Choline	26.2mg	15.2mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	1.6g	2%
Vitamin D*	136 IU	129 IU	1%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	3.2µg	1%
Calories	376kcal	374kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	311kcal	706kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	6.5	N/A
Net carbs	63.83g	79.5g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g	35g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.64mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2µg	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-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A