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

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How are general Mills Cocoa Puffs and kix Cereal different?

  • Kix Cereal has more iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, manganese, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and calcium than general Mills Cocoa Puffs.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for kix Cereal is 191% higher.

Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX are the varieties 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.
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 36% 171% 20% 1200% 47% 475% 81% 78% 147% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.1%
Contains more IronIron +91.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +206.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.142mg
~equal in Sodium ~596mg

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 85% 293% 6% 50% 489% 462% 455% 31% 531% 713% 0.5% 590% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +950%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.4%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cocoa Puffs Kix Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 16.7mg 32mg 191%
Folate 370µg 787µg 104%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 1.955mg 46%
Vitamin A 527µg 879µg 39%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 24.25mg 36%
Vitamin B6 1.852mg 2.3mg 34%
Manganese 0.369mg 1.13mg 33%
Zinc 13.9mg 17.42mg 32%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 2mg 31%
Starch 58.47g 24%
Calcium 370mg 570mg 20%
Fiber 5.7g 8.8g 12%
Phosphorus 222mg 189mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.1g 1.277g 5%
Selenium 6.5µg 8.5µg 4%
Vitamin C 22.2mg 25.4mg 4%
Protein 5.6g 7.69g 4%
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 5.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 0.522mg 3%
Fats 5.2g 3.46g 3%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0.2µg 2%
Saturated fat 1g 0.576g 2%
Vitamin D 148IU 133IU 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 0.99g 2%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 3.3µg 2%
Caffeine 6mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 59mg 51mg 2%
Choline 12.2mg 15.3mg 1%
Calories 383kcal 357kcal 1%
Sodium 564mg 596mg 1%
Copper 0.148mg 0.142mg 1%
Potassium 272mg 223mg 1%
Net carbs 78g 74.02g N/A
Carbs 83.7g 82.82g 0%
Sugar 37.2g 9.76g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.025g N/A
Tryptophan 0.062mg 0%
Threonine 0.279mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.971mg 0%
Lysine 0.176mg 0%
Methionine 0.134mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.413mg 0%
Valine 0.331mg 0%
Histidine 0.186mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.016g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.21g 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
8% 3% 83% 3% 3%
Protein: 7.69 g
Fats: 3.46 g
Carbs: 82.82 g
Water: 2.79 g
Other: 3.24 g
Contains more FatsFats +50.3%
Contains more OtherOther +14.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.3%
Contains more WaterWater +55%
~equal in Carbs ~82.82g

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% 35% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.576 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.277 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +64.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -42.4%

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