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

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Summary of differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and rice cakes

  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs have more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin A, while rice cakes have more manganese.
  • Rice cakes cover your daily need for manganese, 253% more than general Mills Cocoa Puffs.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat.

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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 108% 3.3% 26% 43% 127% 68% 163% 15% 806% 89%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3263.6%
Contains more IronIron +1364.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +456%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1574.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +152.3%
~equal in Potassium ~299mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 14% 24% 152% 70% 30% 0% 0% 16% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1453.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1324.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1661.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +199%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cocoa Puffs Rice cakes DV% diff.
Manganese 0.369mg 6.18mg 253%
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 0µg 233%
Iron 16.7mg 1.14mg 195%
Vitamin B6 1.852mg 0.13mg 132%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 0.103mg 115%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 0.056mg 112%
Zinc 13.9mg 2.5mg 104%
Folate 370µg 21µg 87%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 8.096mg 65%
Vitamin A 527µg 0µg 59%
Calcium 370mg 11mg 36%
Copper 0.148mg 0.38mg 26%
Vitamin C 22.2mg 0mg 25%
Phosphorus 222mg 380mg 23%
Magnesium 59mg 151mg 22%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 19%
Vitamin D 148IU 19%
Sodium 564mg 116mg 19%
Selenium 6.5µg 16.4µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 1.16mg 15%
Fiber 5.7g 3.8g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.1g 1.11g 7%
Protein 5.6g 9g 7%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Fats 5.2g 3.5g 3%
Saturated fat 1g 0.64g 2%
Choline 12.2mg 2%
Caffeine 6mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 2%
Potassium 272mg 299mg 1%
Carbs 83.7g 80.1g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 1.11g 1%
Calories 383kcal 380kcal 0%
Net carbs 78g 76.3g N/A
Sugar 37.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.34mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.638mg 0%
Lysine 0.414mg 0%
Methionine 0.152mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.399mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0%
Histidine 0.218mg 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
9% 4% 80% 6%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 80.1 g
Water: 5.9 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +48.6%
Contains more OtherOther +146.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.7%
Contains more WaterWater +227.8%
~equal in Carbs ~80.1g

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.64 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.11 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36%

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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. Rice cakes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167967/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.