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General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Cocoa Pebbles Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and cocoa Pebbles Cereal?

  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs are richer in iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin C, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and fiber, yet cocoa Pebbles Cereal is richer in vitamin D, copper, and vitamin A.
  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for iron is 131% higher.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, COCOA PEBBLES 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 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 22% 6.6% 17% 233% 100% 142% 41% 77% 0% 76%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1581.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.9%
Contains more IronIron +169.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +167.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +115.4%
~equal in Sodium ~594mg

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 0% 259% 2.6% 104% 325% 346% 323% 0% 392% 650% 3.3% 259% 2.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +61.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +221.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +86.5%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.3mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.5mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~17.2mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.7mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.2µg
~equal in Folate ~345µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cocoa Pebbles Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 16.7mg 6.2mg 131%
Zinc 13.9mg 5.2mg 79%
Calcium 370mg 22mg 35%
Vitamin A 527µg 776µg 28%
Vitamin C 22.2mg 0mg 25%
Phosphorus 222mg 95mg 18%
Copper 0.148mg 0.3mg 17%
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 5.2µg 17%
Vitamin D 148IU 276IU 16%
Fiber 5.7g 1.6g 16%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 6.9µg 16%
Manganese 0.369mg 16%
Selenium 6.5µg 14µg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.1g 0.1g 13%
Saturated fat 1g 3.6g 12%
Vitamin B6 1.852mg 1.7mg 12%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 1.3mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 8%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 17.2mg 8%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 1.5mg 8%
Magnesium 59mg 31mg 7%
Folate 370µg 345µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.13mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 0.2g 4%
Potassium 272mg 193mg 2%
Fats 5.2g 4.1g 2%
Choline 12.2mg 3.8mg 2%
Protein 5.6g 4.8g 2%
Calories 383kcal 397kcal 1%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 1.3µg 1%
Sodium 564mg 594mg 1%
Carbs 83.7g 85.7g 1%
Caffeine 6mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 78g 84.1g N/A
Sugar 37.2g 35.8g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.1g N/A

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
5% 4% 86% 3% 3%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 4.1 g
Carbs: 85.7 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.7%
Contains more FatsFats +26.8%
Contains more OtherOther +27.6%
Contains more WaterWater +38.9%
~equal in Carbs ~85.7g

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% 5% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.6 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2000%

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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. Cocoa Pebbles Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173885/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.