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General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Post Golden Crisp Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and post Golden Crisp Cereal

  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs have more iron, zinc, calcium, and vitamin C; however, post Golden Crisp Cereal has more selenium, vitamin D, vitamin A, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for general Mills Cocoa Puffs is 125% higher.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.

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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 42% 4.5% 16% 251% 67% 153% 97% 12% 0% 265%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.5%
Contains more IronIron +149.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +148.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +647.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~59mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~227mg

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 0% 277% 6.6% 111% 350% 369% 347% 0% 438% 700% 2.3% 278% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.1%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~18.5mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.9mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.6µg
~equal in Folate ~370µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cocoa Puffs Post Golden Crisp Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 16.7mg 6.7mg 125%
Selenium 6.5µg 48.6µg 77%
Zinc 13.9mg 5.6mg 75%
Calcium 370mg 15mg 36%
Vitamin A 527µg 832µg 34%
Vitamin C 22.2mg 0mg 25%
Sodium 564mg 95mg 20%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 7.4µg 19%
Vitamin D 148IU 296IU 19%
Manganese 0.369mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.1g 0.6g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 8%
Copper 0.148mg 0.2mg 6%
Fats 5.2g 1.7g 5%
Saturated fat 1g 0.2g 4%
Vitamin B6 1.852mg 1.9mg 4%
Fiber 5.7g 5g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 0.6g 3%
Potassium 272mg 176mg 3%
Caffeine 6mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 83.7g 90.1g 2%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.33mg 2%
Phosphorus 222mg 227mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Calories 383kcal 380kcal 0%
Protein 5.6g 5.5g 0%
Net carbs 78g 85.1g N/A
Magnesium 59mg 59mg 0%
Sugar 37.2g 53.6g N/A
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 1.4mg 0%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 1.6mg 0%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 18.5mg 0%
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 5.6µg 0%
Folate 370µg 370µg 0%
Choline 12.2mg 13.8mg 0%

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
6% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +205.9%
Contains more WaterWater +28.6%
Contains more OtherOther +184.6%
~equal in Protein ~5.5g
~equal in Carbs ~90.1g

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
14% 43% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Post Golden Crisp Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171652/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.