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

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How are general Mills Cocoa Puffs and cookie Crisp Cereal different?

General Mills Cocoa Puffs are richer in phosphorus and magnesium, while cookie Crisp Cereal is higher in vitamin B12, iron, copper, and vitamin B6.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs contain 2 times more magnesium than cookie Crisp Cereal. General Mills Cocoa Puffs contain 59mg of magnesium, while cookie Crisp Cereal contains 31mg.
Cookie Crisp Cereal is lower in sodium.

Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COOKIE CRISP types were used in this article.

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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.

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Cookie Crisp Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+43.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.3%

~equal in Calcium ~385mg

~equal in Iron ~17.3mg

~equal in Zinc ~14.4mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.353mg

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.

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Cookie Crisp Cereal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+40%

~equal in Vitamin C ~23.1mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~546µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.8µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~19.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.41mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.923mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.8µg

~equal in Folate ~385µg

~equal in Choline ~12.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	222mg	154mg	10%
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	5.8µg	8%
Iron	16.7mg	17.3mg	8%
Magnesium	59mg	31mg	7%
Copper	0.148mg	0.213mg	7%
Vitamin B6	1.852mg	1.923mg	5%
Sodium	564mg	457mg	5%
Zinc	13.9mg	14.4mg	5%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	19.2mg	4%
Folate	370µg	385µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.1g	1.7g	3%
Vitamin A	527µg	546µg	2%
Fiber	5.7g	5.1g	2%
Calcium	370mg	385mg	2%
Manganese	0.369mg	0.353mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.5µg	1%
Saturated fat	1g	0.8g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.7g	1.4g	1%
Selenium	6.5µg	7.3µg	1%
Caffeine	6mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.57mg	1%
Protein	5.6g	5.2g	1%
Potassium	272mg	231mg	1%
Vitamin D	148IU	154IU	1%
Vitamin C	22.2mg	23.1mg	1%
Fats	5.2g	4.4g	1%
Calories	383kcal	380kcal	0%
Carbs	83.7g	84.5g	0%
Net carbs	78g	79.4g	N/A
Sugar	37.2g	34.8g	N/A
Vitamin D	3.7µg	3.8µg	0%
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	1.4mg	0%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	1.6mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.388mg	0.41mg	0%
Choline	12.2mg	12.8mg	0%