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General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch vs. Cocoa Krispies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Cocoa Krispies?

  • General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is richer in Zinc, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Iron, Vitamin B2, and Vitamin B3, yet Cocoa Krispies are richer in Vitamin E, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C.
  • General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch's daily need coverage for Zinc is 119% higher.
  • General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch has 2 times more Vitamin B1 than Cocoa Krispies. General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch has 2.467mg of Vitamin B1, while Cocoa Krispies have 1.21mg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S COCOA KRISPIES types in this comparison.

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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 39% 133% 18% 768% 64% 494% 85% 74% 202% 26%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 38% 17% 544% 111% 136% 44% 55% 143% 88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +249.6%
Contains more IronIron +41.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +262.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +242.6%
~equal in Potassium ~197mg

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 65% 184% 43% 159% 617% 477% 460% 28% 623% 831% 24% 276% 7.1%
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 160% 242% 216% 144% 303% 316% 302% 15% 372% 600% 0.25% 242% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9300%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +50.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +404.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~4.8µg

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 78% 3% 3%
Protein: 5.45 g
Fats: 10.25 g
Carbs: 77.99 g
Water: 3.24 g
Other: 3.07 g
5% 3% 88% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 87.9 g
Water: 2.81 g
Other: 1.99 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.5%
Contains more FatsFats +279.6%
Contains more WaterWater +15.3%
Contains more OtherOther +54.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 61% 26%
Saturated Fat: Sat. Fat 0.975 g
Monounsaturated Fat: Mono. Fat 4.92 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.11 g
84% 12% 4%
Saturated Fat: Sat. Fat 2.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat: Mono. Fat 0.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated Fat -53.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated Fat +1540%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2010%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 31% 2% 13%
Starch: 35.2 g
Sucrose: 20.52 g
Glucose: 1.59 g
Fructose: 8.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 43.8 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +24.4%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

Comparison summary table

Pay attention to the rightmost column. It displays the amounts side by side, giving a clearer understanding of the difference.
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cocoa Krispies
Lower in Sugar ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Rich in minerals ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in Cholesterol Equal
Lower in Glycemic Index Equal
Lower in price Equal

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cocoa Krispies Opinion
Calories 410kcal 389kcal General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Protein 5.45g 4.6g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Fats 10.25g 2.7g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin C 19.4mg 48mg Cocoa Krispies
Net carbs 71.19g 86.5g Cocoa Krispies
Carbs 77.99g 87.9g Cocoa Krispies
Vitamin D 210IU 194IU General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Magnesium 54mg 38mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Calcium 444mg 127mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Potassium 201mg 197mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Iron 20.48mg 14.5mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Sugar 30.3g 38.6g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Fiber 6.8g 1.4g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Copper 0.192mg 0.332mg Cocoa Krispies
Zinc 18.12mg 5mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Starch 35.2g 43.8g Cocoa Krispies
Phosphorus 199mg 102mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Sodium 567mg 424mg Cocoa Krispies
Vitamin A 3066IU 4032IU Cocoa Krispies
Vitamin A 918µg 1210µg Cocoa Krispies
Vitamin E 2.14mg 10.8mg Cocoa Krispies
Vitamin D 5.3µg 4.8µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Manganese 1.545mg 1.1mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Selenium 4.7µg 16.1µg Cocoa Krispies
Vitamin B1 2.467mg 1.21mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B2 2.067mg 1.37mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B3 24.533mg 16.1mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B5 0.465mg 0.249mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B6 2.7mg 1.61mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B12 6.65µg 4.8µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin K 9.4µg 0.1µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Folate 368µg 323µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Trans Fat 0.017g 0g Cocoa Krispies
Choline 13.1mg 8.7mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Saturated Fat 0.975g 2.1g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Monounsaturated Fat 4.92g 0.3g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Polyunsaturated fat 2.11g 0.1g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0.08mg Cocoa Krispies
Threonine 0.181mg 0.16mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Isoleucine 0.191mg 0.16mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Leucine 0.372mg 0.34mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Lysine 0.085mg 0.13mg Cocoa Krispies
Methionine 0.085mg 0.09mg Cocoa Krispies
Phenylalanine 0.245mg 0.23mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Valine 0.255mg 0.24mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Histidine 0.127mg 0.09mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Fructose 8.2g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Omega-3 - ALA 0.165g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g 0g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.918g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Which food is preferable for your diet?

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is better in case of low diet
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cocoa Krispies
Low Calories diet ok
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low Glycemic Index diet Equal

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Vitamins & Minerals Daily Need Coverage Score

The summary scores indicate the extent to which this food can fulfill your daily vitamin and mineral requirements if you consume 3 servings, consisting of 100 grams of each (an approximation of 3 serving sizes).
Vitamins Daily Need Coverage Score
292%
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
224%
Cocoa Krispies
Minerals Daily Need Coverage Score
190%
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
120%
Cocoa Krispies

Comparison summary

Which food is lower in Sugar?
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is lower in Sugar (difference - 8.3g)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 1.125g)
Which food is richer in minerals?
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is relatively richer in minerals
Which food is richer in vitamins?
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is relatively richer in vitamins
Which food contains less Sodium?
Cocoa Krispies
Cocoa Krispies contains less Sodium (difference - 143mg)
Which food contains less Cholesterol?
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The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (0 mg)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
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The foods have equal glycemic indexes ()
Which food is cheaper?
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The foods are relatively equal in price ($)
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