General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Kellogg's Froot Loops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and kellogg's Froot Loops

General Mills Cocoa Puffs are higher in zinc, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, kellogg's Froot Loops are richer in vitamin C and fiber.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for zinc is 79% higher.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 37 times more calcium than kellogg's Froot Loops. While general Mills Cocoa Puffs have 370mg of calcium, kellogg's Froot Loops have only 10mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROOT LOOPS.

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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 Froot Loops

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+132.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+167.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+200%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.8%

~equal in Iron ~15.5mg

~equal in Selenium ~5.9µg

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 Froot Loops

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+16.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+134.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~501µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.5µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.29mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.47mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~17.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.72mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.2µg

~equal in Folate ~345µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	13.9mg	5.2mg	79%
Calcium	370mg	10mg	36%
Vitamin C	22.2mg	52mg	33%
Phosphorus	222mg	74mg	21%
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	5.2µg	17%
Iron	16.7mg	15.5mg	15%
Fiber	5.7g	9.3g	14%
Vitamin B6	1.852mg	1.72mg	10%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	1.47mg	10%
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	1.29mg	9%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	17.2mg	8%
Manganese	0.369mg	0.56mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.1g	0.9g	8%
Magnesium	59mg	31mg	7%
Copper	0.148mg	0.089mg	7%
Folate	370µg	345µg	6%
Potassium	272mg	117mg	5%
Saturated fat	1g	1.8g	4%
Sodium	564mg	469mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.15mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.7g	0.6g	3%
Vitamin A	527µg	501µg	3%
Fats	5.2g	3.4g	3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.3µg	2%
Caffeine	6mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.388mg	0.347mg	1%
Vitamin D	148IU	138IU	1%
Selenium	6.5µg	5.9µg	1%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	3.5µg	1%
Protein	5.6g	5.3g	1%
Carbs	83.7g	88g	1%
Calories	383kcal	375kcal	0%
Net carbs	78g	78.7g	N/A
Sugar	37.2g	41.7g	N/A
Choline	12.2mg	10.5mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.089mg	0%
Threonine		0.167mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.156mg	0%
Leucine		0.435mg	0%
Lysine		0.1mg	0%
Methionine		0.078mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.245mg	0%
Valine		0.201mg	0%
Histidine		0.1mg	0%