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General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch vs. General tso's chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch and General tso's chicken

  • The amount of Vitamin B12, Iron, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Zinc, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin A RAE, Folate, and Manganese in General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is higher than in General tso's chicken.
  • General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch covers your daily Vitamin B12 needs 268% more than General tso's chicken.
  • General tso's chicken has 91 times less Vitamin B1 than General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch. General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch has 2.467mg of Vitamin B1, while General tso's chicken has 0.027mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH and Restaurant, Chinese, general tso's chicken.

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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 13% 3.6% 18% 44% 15% 35% 54% 57% 9.8% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3600%
Contains more IronIron +1665.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +317.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1293.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1960%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +206.4%
~equal in Potassium ~201mg

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 5.3% 5.6% 24% 6% 6.8% 27% 53% 37% 47% 28% 96% 8.3% 23%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1112.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3161.7%
Contains more Vitamin E Vitamin E +76.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +2550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9037%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1651.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +759.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1236.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2922.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +3245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +306.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +216.8%

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
13% 16% 24% 45%
Protein: 12.9 g
Fats: 16.36 g
Carbs: 23.99 g
Water: 45.15 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +225.1%
Contains more OtherOther +91.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +136.7%
Contains more FatsFats +59.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1293.5%

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
20% 27% 53%
Saturated Fat: Sat. Fat 2.76 g
Monounsaturated Fat: Mono. Fat 3.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.501 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated Fat -64.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated Fat +26.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +255.5%

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
51% 45% 3% 2%
Starch: 11.83 g
Sucrose: 10.46 g
Glucose: 0.62 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +197.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +96.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +156.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1507.8%
~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 General tso's chicken
Lower in Sugar ok
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in Cholesterol ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Rich in minerals ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Glycemic Index Equal
Lower in price Equal

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch General tso's chicken Opinion
Calories 410kcal 295kcal General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Protein 5.45g 12.9g General tso's chicken
Fats 10.25g 16.36g General tso's chicken
Vitamin C 19.4mg 1.6mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Net carbs 71.19g 23.09g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Carbs 77.99g 23.99g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Cholesterol 0mg 53mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin D 210IU 6IU General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Magnesium 54mg 18mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Calcium 444mg 12mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Potassium 201mg 201mg
Iron 20.48mg 1.16mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Sugar 30.3g 11.6g General tso's chicken
Fiber 6.8g 0.9g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Copper 0.192mg 0.046mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Zinc 18.12mg 1.3mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Starch 35.2g 11.83g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Phosphorus 199mg 127mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Sodium 567mg 435mg General tso's chicken
Vitamin A 3066IU 94IU General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin A RAE 918µg 11µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin E 2.14mg 1.21mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin D 5.3µg 0.2µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Manganese 1.545mg 0.075mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Selenium 4.7µg 14.4µg General tso's chicken
Vitamin B1 2.467mg 0.027mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B2 2.067mg 0.118mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B3 24.533mg 2.853mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B5 0.465mg 0.617mg General tso's chicken
Vitamin B6 2.7mg 0.202mg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin B12 6.65µg 0.22µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Vitamin K 9.4µg 38.2µg General tso's chicken
Folate 368µg 11µg General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Trans Fat 0.017g 0.09g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Choline 13.1mg 41.5mg General tso's chicken
Saturated Fat 0.975g 2.76g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Monounsaturated Fat 4.92g 3.879g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Polyunsaturated fat 2.11g 7.501g General tso's chicken
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0.142mg General tso's chicken
Threonine 0.181mg 0.552mg General tso's chicken
Isoleucine 0.191mg 0.564mg General tso's chicken
Leucine 0.372mg 1.026mg General tso's chicken
Lysine 0.085mg 1.089mg General tso's chicken
Methionine 0.085mg 0.332mg General tso's chicken
Phenylalanine 0.245mg 0.563mg General tso's chicken
Valine 0.255mg 0.607mg General tso's chicken
Histidine 0.127mg 0.333mg General tso's chicken
Fructose 8.2g 0.51g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g General tso's chicken
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g General tso's chicken
Omega-3 - ALA 0.165g 0.84g General tso's chicken
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.006g General tso's chicken
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0g 0.001g General tso's chicken
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 0.005g General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.01g General tso's chicken
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g 0.011g General tso's chicken
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.918g 6.47g General tso's chicken

Which food is preferable for your diet?

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is better in case of low diet
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch General tso's chicken
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
28%
General tso's chicken
Minerals Daily Need Coverage Score
190%
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
33%
General tso's chicken

Comparison summary

Which food is lower in Sugar?
General tso's chicken
General tso's chicken is lower in Sugar (difference - 18.7g)
Which food contains less Sodium?
General tso's chicken
General tso's chicken contains less Sodium (difference - 132mg)
Which food is lower in Cholesterol?
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is lower in Cholesterol (difference - 53mg)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 1.785g)
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 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 ($)

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 tso's chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167675/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.