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

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Differences between general Mills Cheerios and kix Cereal

General Mills Cheerios have more manganese, vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and copper, while kix Cereal has more vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and calcium.
Kix Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 146% higher.
Kix Cereal contains 3 times less manganese than general Mills Cheerios. General Mills Cheerios contain 3.547mg of manganese, while kix Cereal contains 1.13mg.

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

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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

Kix Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+123.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+187.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+171.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+154.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+213.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+192.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+42.1%

~equal in Iron ~32mg

~equal in Zinc ~17.42mg

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

Kix Cereal

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+10.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.3µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~2.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	2mg	146%
Manganese	3.547mg	1.13mg	105%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	1.955mg	52%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	5.7µg	45%
Phosphorus	481mg	189mg	42%
Selenium	24.9µg	8.5µg	30%
Copper	0.385mg	0.142mg	27%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	24.25mg	21%
Folate	714µg	787µg	18%
Calcium	401mg	570mg	17%
Magnesium	114mg	51mg	15%
Iron	33.17mg	32mg	15%
Potassium	641mg	223mg	12%
Vitamin A	990µg	879µg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	0.522mg	11%
Protein	12.09g	7.69g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	1.277g	8%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	2.3mg	7%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.344g	1.21g	7%
Zinc	16.73mg	17.42mg	6%
Fats	6.73g	3.46g	5%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	25.4mg	4%
Sodium	497mg	596mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.5g	0.576g	4%
Carbs	73.23g	82.82g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	0.99g	3%
Fiber	9.4g	8.8g	2%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.3mg	2%
Choline	26.2mg	15.3mg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.068g	0.04g	2%
Calories	376kcal	357kcal	1%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	3.3µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	311kcal	464kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	63.83g	74.02g	N/A
Vitamin D*	136 IU	133 IU	0%
Sugar	4.36g	9.76g	N/A
Starch	57.37g	58.47g	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0.025g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg	0.062mg	0%
Threonine	0.418mg	0.279mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.258mg	0%
Leucine	0.91mg	0.971mg	0%
Lysine	0.366mg	0.176mg	0%
Methionine	0.178mg	0.134mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.586mg	0.331mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.186mg	0%
Fructose	0.09g	0.11g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g	0g	N/A