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

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Differences between general Mills Cheerios and grape-Nuts Cereal

  • Grape-Nuts Cereal contains less vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, and selenium than general Mills Cheerios.
  • General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 282% higher.
  • Grape-Nuts Cereal contains 825 times less vitamin A than general Mills Cheerios. General Mills Cheerios contain 3299IU of vitamin A, while grape-Nuts Cereal contains 4IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.

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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 89% 9.6% 35% 1050% 113% 56% 200% 61% 422% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1153.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.3%
Contains more IronIron +18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +708.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +173.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~124mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~467mg
~equal in Sodium ~465mg
~equal in Manganese ~3.236mg

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 0.33% 0% 12% 0% 163% 28% 162% 52% 198% 0% 5% 259% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +177.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +107%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.62mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cheerios Grape-Nuts Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 6.77µg 0µg 282%
Zinc 16.73mg 2.07mg 133%
Vitamin B6 2.39mg 0.86mg 118%
Vitamin A 990µg 0µg 110%
Folate 714µg 345µg 92%
Vitamin B3 20.967mg 8.62mg 77%
Iron 33.17mg 28mg 65%
Vitamin B1 1.327mg 0.65mg 56%
Calcium 401mg 32mg 37%
Selenium 24.9µg 9.1µg 29%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 0.1mg 24%
Starch 57.37g 24%
Vitamin D 3.4µg 0µg 17%
Vitamin D 136IU 0IU 17%
Manganese 3.547mg 3.236mg 14%
Fiber 9.4g 13g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.432g 0.78g 11%
Fats 6.73g 1.81g 8%
Potassium 641mg 400mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.5g 0.34g 5%
Copper 0.385mg 0.34mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 0.21g 5%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 0.872mg 4%
Phosphorus 481mg 467mg 2%
Magnesium 114mg 124mg 2%
Carbs 73.23g 80.49g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.12mg 2%
Protein 12.09g 11.22g 2%
Choline 26.2mg 31.9mg 1%
Calories 376kcal 361kcal 1%
Sodium 497mg 465mg 1%
Net carbs 63.83g 67.49g N/A
Sugar 4.36g 8.86g N/A
Vitamin E 0.65mg 0.62mg 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-3 - ALA 0.068g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.344g 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
11% 2% 80% 4% 3%
Protein: 11.22 g
Fats: 1.81 g
Carbs: 80.49 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 2.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +271.8%
Contains more WaterWater +46.6%
~equal in Protein ~11.22g
~equal in Carbs ~80.49g
~equal in Other ~2.98g

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
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.34 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.78 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1031.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +211.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%

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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. Grape-Nuts Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171647/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.