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General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Corn cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and corn cake

  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs have more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, and calcium; however, corn cake is richer in manganese.
  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs cover your daily vitamin B12 needs 233% more than corn cake.
  • Corn cake has 32 times less vitamin B2 than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 1.6mg of vitamin B2, while corn cake has 0.05mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Snacks, corn cakes.

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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 81% 5.7% 14% 53% 140% 55% 67% 64% 237% 54%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1847.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.2%
Contains more IronIron +1092.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +595%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +391.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52.3%

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% 23% 0% 0% 63% 12% 97% 50% 32% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +652.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1222.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1847.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cocoa Puffs Corn cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 0µg 233%
Iron 16.7mg 1.4mg 191%
Vitamin B6 1.852mg 0.14mg 132%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 0.05mg 119%
Zinc 13.9mg 2mg 108%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 0.25mg 96%
Folate 370µg 19µg 88%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 5.15mg 83%
Manganese 0.369mg 1.815mg 63%
Vitamin A 527µg 70µg 51%
Calcium 370mg 19mg 35%
Copper 0.148mg 0.42mg 30%
Vitamin C 22.2mg 0mg 25%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 19%
Vitamin D 148IU 19%
Fiber 5.7g 1.9g 15%
Magnesium 59mg 114mg 13%
Phosphorus 222mg 157mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 0.83mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.1g 0.93g 8%
Selenium 6.5µg 9.9µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Protein 5.6g 8.1g 5%
Fats 5.2g 2.4g 4%
Sodium 564mg 488mg 3%
Saturated fat 1g 0.42g 3%
Potassium 272mg 157mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 0.76g 2%
Choline 12.2mg 2%
Caffeine 6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0µg 2%
Calories 383kcal 387kcal 0%
Carbs 83.7g 83.4g 0%
Net carbs 78g 81.5g N/A
Sugar 37.2g 23.47g N/A
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.301mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.316mg 0%
Leucine 0.837mg 0%
Lysine 0.267mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.408mg 0%
Valine 0.442mg 0%
Histidine 0.227mg 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
8% 2% 83% 5%
Protein: 8.1 g
Fats: 2.4 g
Carbs: 83.4 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
Contains more OtherOther +146.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.6%
Contains more WaterWater +155.6%
~equal in Carbs ~83.4g

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
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.76 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.93 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +123.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +125.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58%

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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. Corn cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168857/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.