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General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and banana chips

  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs are higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and folate; however, banana chips are richer in manganese.
  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 233% higher.
  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 94 times more vitamin B2 than banana chips. While general Mills Cocoa Puffs have 1.6mg of vitamin B2, banana chips have only 0.017mg.
  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs have less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Snacks, banana chips.

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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 42% 111% 24% 626% 49% 379% 95% 74% 48% 35%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 5.4% 47% 47% 68% 20% 24% 0.78% 203% 8.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1955.6%
Contains more IronIron +1236%
Contains more ZincZinc +1753.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +333.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.8%

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 74% 176% 14% 56% 350% 369% 347% 23% 427% 700% 5.3% 278% 6.7%
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 21% 1.3% 4.8% 0% 21% 3.9% 13% 37% 60% 0% 3.3% 11% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +252.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13075%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +191.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1547.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9311.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2505.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +612.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +61.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cocoa Puffs Banana chips DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 0µg 233%
Iron 16.7mg 1.25mg 193%
Saturated fat 1g 28.97g 127%
Vitamin B6 1.852mg 0.26mg 122%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 0.017mg 122%
Zinc 13.9mg 0.75mg 120%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 0.71mg 111%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 0.085mg 110%
Folate 370µg 14µg 89%
Vitamin A 527µg 4µg 58%
Manganese 0.369mg 1.56mg 52%
Fats 5.2g 33.6g 44%
Calcium 370mg 18mg 35%
Phosphorus 222mg 56mg 24%
Sodium 564mg 6mg 24%
Vitamin D 148IU 0IU 19%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin C 22.2mg 6.3mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.1g 0.63g 10%
Selenium 6.5µg 1.5µg 9%
Potassium 272mg 536mg 8%
Carbs 83.7g 58.4g 8%
Fiber 5.7g 7.7g 8%
Calories 383kcal 519kcal 7%
Protein 5.6g 2.3g 7%
Copper 0.148mg 0.205mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 0.62mg 5%
Magnesium 59mg 76mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.24mg 3%
Caffeine 6mg 0mg 2%
Choline 12.2mg 21.3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 1.95g 1%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 1.3µg 1%
Net carbs 78g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 37.2g 35.34g N/A
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.158mg 0%
Lysine 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.086mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.18mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 5% 84% 2% 4%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 5.2 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 1.8 g
Other: 3.7 g
2% 34% 58% 4%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 33.6 g
Carbs: 58.4 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.3%
Contains more OtherOther +164.3%
Contains more FatsFats +546.2%
Contains more WaterWater +138.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 35% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.1 g
92% 6% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 28.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.63 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.7%

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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. Banana chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168849/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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