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General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs have more zinc, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, and manganese; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 132% more than general Mills Cocoa Puffs.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 123 times less calcium than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 370mg of calcium, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 3mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES.

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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 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +637.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +257.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +279.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +9166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +372.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +570.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +97%
Contains more IronIron +59.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17%

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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +950%
Contains more CholineCholine +542.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +27%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +44.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~24.2mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.73mg
~equal in Folate ~382µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cocoa Puffs Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.852mg 3.573mg 132%
Iron 16.7mg 26.7mg 125%
Zinc 13.9mg 0.15mg 125%
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 8.1µg 104%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 27.667mg 57%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 1.903mg 42%
Calcium 370mg 3mg 37%
Phosphorus 222mg 47mg 25%
Starch 46.1g 19%
Manganese 0.369mg 0.055mg 14%
Fiber 5.7g 2.2g 14%
Magnesium 59mg 8mg 12%
Copper 0.148mg 0.039mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.1g 0.669g 10%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 1.73mg 10%
Vitamin A 527µg 450µg 9%
Potassium 272mg 76mg 6%
Selenium 6.5µg 3.3µg 6%
Vitamin D 148IU 188IU 5%
Fats 5.2g 1.68g 5%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 4.7µg 5%
Sodium 564mg 468mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.07mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 0.265g 4%
Protein 5.6g 3.96g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 0.215mg 3%
Folate 370µg 382µg 3%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Carbs 83.7g 89.2g 2%
Caffeine 6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 22.2mg 24.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0.2µg 2%
Choline 12.2mg 1.9mg 2%
Saturated fat 1g 0.451g 2%
Calories 383kcal 369kcal 1%
Net carbs 78g 87g N/A
Sugar 37.2g 35.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.629g N/A

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
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.4%
Contains more FatsFats +209.5%
Contains more OtherOther +277.6%
Contains more WaterWater +132.2%
~equal in Carbs ~89.2g

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
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +541.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +213.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.9%

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