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General Mills Trix Cereal vs. Granola bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between general Mills Trix Cereal and granola bars

  • General Mills Trix Cereal has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin A; however, granola bars are higher in copper.
  • General Mills Trix Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 195% more than granola bars.
  • General Mills Trix Cereal has 71 times more vitamin A than granola bars. While general Mills Trix Cereal has 2344IU of vitamin A, granola bars have only 33IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TRIX and Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain.

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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 18% 94% 14% 633% 39% 385% 81% 65% 0% 35%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 18% 30% 111% 131% 55% 119% 38% 232% 88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +413.1%
Contains more IronIron +472.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +594.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +235%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +149.2%

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 63% 223% 10% 47% 400% 436% 352% 0% 503% 586% 3.3% 281% 5.8%
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 3% 0.67% 42% 0% 66% 27% 30% 49% 20% 0% 37% 17% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1988.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +506.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1088.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2464.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1530.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +318%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1023.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +105.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Trix Cereal Granola bars DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.69µg 0µg 195%
Iron 16.89mg 2.95mg 174%
Vitamin B6 2.18mg 0.085mg 161%
Vitamin B2 1.89mg 0.119mg 136%
Vitamin B1 1.6mg 0.264mg 111%
Zinc 14.1mg 2.03mg 110%
Vitamin B3 18.79mg 1.581mg 108%
Folate 375µg 23µg 88%
Manganese 1.777mg 77%
Vitamin A 669µg 2µg 74%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.39g 12.05g 71%
Copper 0.117mg 0.392mg 31%
Fats 3.79g 19.8g 25%
Calcium 313mg 61mg 25%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0.9mg 20%
Selenium 6.5µg 16.2µg 18%
Magnesium 25mg 97mg 17%
Vitamin D 3.1µg 0µg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.813mg 16%
Vitamin D 125IU 0IU 16%
Phosphorus 188mg 277mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 2.09mg 11%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 14.6µg 11%
Protein 4.9g 10.1g 10%
Sodium 500mg 294mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.5g 2.37g 9%
Carbs 86.19g 64.4g 7%
Fiber 3.9g 5.3g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.79g 4.38g 6%
Potassium 162mg 336mg 5%
Calories 384kcal 471kcal 4%
Choline 10.7mg 22mg 2%
Net carbs 82.29g 59.1g N/A
Sugar 32g 28.57g N/A
Tryptophan 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.264mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.352mg 0%
Leucine 0.724mg 0%
Lysine 0.4mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.479mg 0%
Valine 0.508mg 0%
Histidine 0.216mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 86% 2% 3%
Protein: 4.9 g
Fats: 3.79 g
Carbs: 86.19 g
Water: 1.89 g
Other: 3.23 g
10% 20% 64% 4% 2%
Protein: 10.1 g
Fats: 19.8 g
Carbs: 64.4 g
Water: 3.9 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.8%
Contains more OtherOther +79.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.1%
Contains more FatsFats +422.4%
Contains more WaterWater +106.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 49% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.79 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.05 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +766.9%

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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. Granola bars - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167542/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.