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General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch vs. Post Golden Crisp Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch and post Golden Crisp Cereal

  • General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch has more iron, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin C; however, post Golden Crisp Cereal is higher in selenium.
  • General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch covers your daily iron needs 172% more than post Golden Crisp Cereal.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.

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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 42% 4.5% 16% 251% 67% 153% 97% 12% 0% 265%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2860%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.2%
Contains more IronIron +205.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +223.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +934%
~equal in Magnesium ~59mg
~equal in Copper ~0.2mg

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% 306% 43% 80% 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 0% 277% 6.6% 111% 350% 369% 347% 0% 438% 700% 2.3% 278% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +548.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +944.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +39.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~832µg
~equal in Folate ~370µg
~equal in Choline ~13.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch Post Golden Crisp Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 20.48mg 6.7mg 172%
Zinc 18.12mg 5.6mg 114%
Vitamin B1 2.467mg 1.4mg 89%
Selenium 4.7µg 48.6µg 80%
Manganese 1.545mg 67%
Vitamin B6 2.7mg 1.9mg 62%
Vitamin B12 6.65µg 5.6µg 44%
Calcium 444mg 15mg 43%
Vitamin B3 24.533mg 18.5mg 38%
Vitamin B2 2.067mg 1.6mg 36%
Vitamin C 19.4mg 0mg 22%
Sodium 567mg 95mg 21%
Starch 35.2g 14%
Fats 10.25g 1.7g 13%
Vitamin E 2.14mg 0.33mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.92g 0.6g 11%
Vitamin D 210IU 296IU 11%
Vitamin D 5.3µg 7.4µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.11g 0.6g 10%
Fructose 8.2g 10%
Vitamin A 918µg 832µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.465mg 9%
Fiber 6.8g 5g 7%
Vitamin K 9.4µg 0.9µg 7%
Phosphorus 199mg 227mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.975g 0.2g 4%
Carbs 77.99g 90.1g 4%
Calories 410kcal 380kcal 2%
Potassium 201mg 176mg 1%
Folate 368µg 370µg 1%
Magnesium 54mg 59mg 1%
Copper 0.192mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 5.45g 5.5g 0%
Net carbs 71.19g 85.1g N/A
Sugar 30.3g 53.6g N/A
Trans fat 0.017g 0g N/A
Choline 13.1mg 13.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.181mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.191mg 0%
Leucine 0.372mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0%
Methionine 0.085mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.245mg 0%
Valine 0.255mg 0%
Histidine 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.165g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.918g N/A

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
6% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +502.9%
Contains more WaterWater +131.4%
Contains more OtherOther +136.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.5%
~equal in Protein ~5.5g

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
14% 43% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +720%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +251.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%

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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. Post Golden Crisp Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171652/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.