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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
5.6 g
Fats:
5.2 g
Carbs:
83.7 g
Water:
1.8 g
Other:
3.7 g
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% |
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Carbs
~85.7g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.1 g
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% |