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General Mills Trix Cereal vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between general Mills Trix Cereal and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal?

  • General Mills Trix Cereal is higher in zinc, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and vitamin B2; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 142% more.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal contains 104 times less calcium than general Mills Trix Cereal. General Mills Trix Cereal contains 313mg of calcium, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal contains 3mg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TRIX and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES types 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 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 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +9300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +97%
Contains more IronIron +58.1%
~equal in Sodium ~468mg

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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +48.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +550%
Contains more CholineCholine +463.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.73mg
~equal in Folate ~382µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Trix Cereal Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.69µg 8.1µg 142%
Zinc 14.1mg 0.15mg 127%
Iron 16.89mg 26.7mg 123%
Vitamin B6 2.18mg 3.573mg 107%
Vitamin B3 18.79mg 27.667mg 55%
Calcium 313mg 3mg 31%
Vitamin B1 1.6mg 1.903mg 25%
Vitamin A 669µg 450µg 24%
Phosphorus 188mg 47mg 20%
Starch 46.1g 19%
Vitamin B2 1.89mg 1.73mg 12%
Copper 0.117mg 0.039mg 9%
Vitamin D 3.1µg 4.7µg 8%
Vitamin D 125IU 188IU 8%
Fiber 3.9g 2.2g 7%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 24.2mg 6%
Selenium 6.5µg 3.3µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.39g 0.669g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.79g 0.265g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.07mg 3%
Potassium 162mg 76mg 3%
Fats 3.79g 1.68g 3%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 1.9mg 2%
Protein 4.9g 3.96g 2%
Folate 375µg 382µg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Calories 384kcal 369kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0.2µg 1%
Carbs 86.19g 89.2g 1%
Sodium 500mg 468mg 1%
Net carbs 82.29g 87g N/A
Sugar 32g 35.43g N/A
Saturated fat 0.5g 0.451g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.629g N/A

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
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.7%
Contains more FatsFats +125.6%
Contains more OtherOther +229.6%
Contains more WaterWater +121.2%
~equal in Carbs ~89.2g

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
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +575.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +107.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.451g

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