General Mills Cheerios vs. Kellogg's Special K — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between general Mills Cheerios and kellogg's Special K

General Mills Cheerios have more zinc, iron, and phosphorus; however, kellogg's Special K is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin E, selenium, and vitamin C.
Kellogg's Special K covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 526% more than general Mills Cheerios.
Kellogg's Special K has 24 times less zinc than general Mills Cheerios. General Mills Cheerios have 16.73mg of zinc, while kellogg's Special K has 0.69mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K.

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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

Kellogg's Special K

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1643.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1109.4%
Contains more IronIron	+18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2324.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+902.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+120.5%

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

Kellogg's Special K

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+98%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+138.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+214.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1810%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+169.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+186.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.3µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~22.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	19.4µg	526%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	6.44mg	312%
Manganese	3.547mg		154%
Zinc	16.73mg	0.69mg	146%
Folate	714µg	1290µg	144%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	1.91mg	139%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	15.3mg	98%
Iron	33.17mg	28mg	65%
Phosphorus	481mg	48mg	62%
Selenium	24.9µg	54.9µg	55%
Vitamin A	990µg	500µg	54%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	68mg	52%
Calcium	401mg	23mg	38%
Fiber	9.4g	1.4g	32%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	1.69mg	30%
Starch	57.37g		24%
Magnesium	114mg	12mg	24%
Copper	0.385mg	0.179mg	23%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg		21%
Potassium	641mg	53mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	0.4g	14%
Protein	12.09g	17.79g	11%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	22.6mg	10%
Fats	6.73g	1.79g	8%
Sodium	497mg	667mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.5g	0.4g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	0.3g	5%
Choline	26.2mg	11mg	3%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	3.3µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.1µg	1%
Calories	376kcal	377kcal	0%
Carbs	73.23g	73.4g	0%
Net carbs	63.83g	72g	N/A
Vitamin D	136IU	134IU	0%
Sugar	4.36g	12.69g	N/A
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