General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Kellogg's Apple Jacks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and kellogg's Apple Jacks

General Mills Cocoa Puffs have more zinc, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, kellogg's Apple Jacks have more vitamin C, fiber, and manganese.
Daily need coverage for zinc for general Mills Cocoa Puffs is 77% higher.
Kellogg's Apple Jacks have 31 times less calcium than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 370mg of calcium, while kellogg's Apple Jacks have 12mg.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S APPLE JACKS.

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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

Kellogg's Apple Jacks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+103.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2983.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51%
Contains more ZincZinc	+157.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+217.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.2%

~equal in Iron ~16.1mg

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

Kellogg's Apple Jacks

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+425%
Contains more CholineCholine	+62.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+143.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~527µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.6µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.34mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.52mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~17.9mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.79mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.4µg

~equal in Folate ~357µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	13.9mg	5.4mg	77%
Calcium	370mg	12mg	36%
Vitamin C	22.2mg	54mg	35%
Phosphorus	222mg	70mg	22%
Fiber	5.7g	9.3g	14%
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	5.4µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.1g	0.9g	8%
Magnesium	59mg	29mg	7%
Iron	16.7mg	16.1mg	7%
Manganese	0.369mg	0.499mg	6%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	1.52mg	6%
Copper	0.148mg	0.098mg	6%
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	1.34mg	5%
Vitamin B6	1.852mg	1.79mg	5%
Potassium	272mg	112mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.12mg	4%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	17.9mg	4%
Sodium	564mg	466mg	4%
Saturated fat	1g	1.9g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.7g	0.6g	3%
Fats	5.2g	3.4g	3%
Folate	370µg	357µg	3%
Caffeine	6mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	83.7g	88.2g	2%
Selenium	6.5µg	5.6µg	2%
Protein	5.6g	5.1g	1%
Vitamin D	148IU	143IU	1%
Vitamin B5	0.388mg	0.345mg	1%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	3.6µg	1%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.4µg	1%
Choline	12.2mg	7.5mg	1%
Calories	383kcal	375kcal	0%
Net carbs	78g	78.9g	N/A
Sugar	37.2g	43.7g	N/A
Vitamin A	527µg	527µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.06mg	0%
Threonine		0.18mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.192mg	0%
Leucine		0.468mg	0%
Lysine		0.132mg	0%
Methionine		0.084mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.252mg	0%
Valine		0.264mg	0%
Histidine		0.144mg	0%