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General Mills Cheerios vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between general Mills Cheerios and rice cakes

  • General Mills Cheerios have more iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin A, and calcium; however, rice cakes are higher in manganese.
  • General Mills Cheerios cover your daily iron needs 400% more than rice cakes.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat.

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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 108% 3.3% 26% 43% 127% 68% 163% 15% 806% 89%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3545.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.4%
Contains more IronIron +2809.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +569.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +51.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.38mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 14% 24% 152% 70% 30% 0% 0% 16% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2269.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1738.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3300%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.103mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cheerios Rice cakes DV% diff.
Iron 33.17mg 1.14mg 400%
Vitamin B12 6.77µg 0µg 282%
Vitamin B6 2.39mg 0.13mg 174%
Folate 714µg 21µg 173%
Zinc 16.73mg 2.5mg 129%
Manganese 3.547mg 6.18mg 114%
Vitamin A 990µg 0µg 110%
Vitamin B1 1.327mg 0.056mg 106%
Vitamin B3 20.967mg 8.096mg 80%
Calcium 401mg 11mg 39%
Starch 57.37g 24%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 0mg 24%
Fiber 9.4g 3.8g 22%
Sodium 497mg 116mg 17%
Vitamin D 136IU 17%
Vitamin D 3.4µg 17%
Selenium 24.9µg 16.4µg 15%
Phosphorus 481mg 380mg 14%
Potassium 641mg 299mg 10%
Magnesium 114mg 151mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.432g 1.11g 9%
Protein 12.09g 9g 6%
Choline 26.2mg 5%
Fats 6.73g 3.5g 5%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.5g 0.64g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 1.11g 3%
Carbs 73.23g 80.1g 2%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 1.16mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Copper 0.385mg 0.38mg 1%
Calories 376kcal 380kcal 0%
Net carbs 63.83g 76.3g N/A
Sugar 4.36g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.103mg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.167mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.418mg 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.91mg 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.366mg 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.178mg 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.628mg 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.586mg 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0.218mg 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

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
9% 4% 80% 6%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 80.1 g
Water: 5.9 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.3%
Contains more FatsFats +92.3%
Contains more OtherOther +88%
Contains more WaterWater +15%
~equal in Carbs ~80.1g

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.64 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +114.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.3%

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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. Rice cakes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167967/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.