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

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Summary of differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and meatball

The amount of vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin A in general Mills Cocoa Puffs is higher than in meatball.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 192% more than meatball.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs contain 25 times more vitamin A than meatball. While general Mills Cocoa Puffs contain 1852IU of vitamin A, meatball contains only 73IU.
The amount of saturated fat in general Mills Cocoa Puffs is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style.

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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

Meatball

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+362.5%
Contains more IronIron	+843.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+737.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+30.9%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+135.4%

~equal in Potassium ~296mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~239mg

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

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2295.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+929.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+495.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+816.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+460%
Contains more FolateFolate	+927.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+138.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+290.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+270.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	1µg	192%
Iron	16.7mg	1.77mg	187%
Vitamin B6	1.852mg	0.202mg	127%
Zinc	13.9mg	1.66mg	111%
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	0.136mg	105%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	0.23mg	105%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	3.108mg	96%
Folate	370µg	36µg	84%
Vitamin A	527µg	22µg	56%
Saturated fat	1g	7.627g	30%
Calcium	370mg	80mg	29%
Fats	5.2g	22.21g	26%
Vitamin C	22.2mg	0mg	25%
Carbs	83.7g	8.06g	25%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	1.7g	9.188g	19%
Vitamin D	148IU	2IU	18%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	0.1µg	18%
Protein	5.6g	14.4g	18%
Selenium	6.5µg	15.3µg	16%
Fiber	5.7g	2.3g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.388mg	0.924mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.1g	3.346g	8%
Magnesium	59mg	31mg	7%
Choline	12.2mg	45.2mg	6%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	8.2µg	5%
Calories	383kcal	286kcal	5%
Manganese	0.369mg	0.282mg	4%
Sodium	564mg	666mg	4%
Copper	0.148mg	0.123mg	3%
Caffeine	6mg	0mg	2%
Phosphorus	222mg	239mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.42mg	2%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Potassium	272mg	296mg	1%
Net carbs	78g	5.76g	N/A
Sugar	37.2g	3.47g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.577g	N/A
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.07g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.815g	N/A