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

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How are granola bars and general Mills Cheerios different?

General Mills Cheerios are higher than granola bars in iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin B1, manganese, and calcium.
General Mills Cheerios cover your daily need for iron 378% more than granola bars.
General Mills Cheerios have a higher glycemic index (75) than granola bars (46).

Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Granola bars

General Mills Cheerios

Contains less SodiumSodium

-40.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+557.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1024.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+724.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.385mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Granola bars

General Mills Cheerios

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+221.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+711.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+49400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+402.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1226.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2711.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3004.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.95mg	33.17mg	378%
Vitamin B12	0µg	6.77µg	282%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	2.39mg	177%
Folate	23µg	714µg	173%
Zinc	2.03mg	16.73mg	134%
Vitamin B3	1.581mg	20.967mg	121%
Vitamin A	2µg	990µg	110%
Vitamin B1	0.264mg	1.327mg	89%
Manganese	1.777mg	3.547mg	77%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.05g	2.432g	64%
Calcium	61mg	401mg	34%
Phosphorus	277mg	481mg	29%
Starch		57.37g	24%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	21.6mg	23%
Fats	19.8g	6.73g	20%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	136 IU	17%
Vitamin D	0µg	3.4µg	17%
Fiber	5.3g	9.4g	16%
Selenium	16.2µg	24.9µg	16%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.344g	14%
Vitamin K	14.6µg	1.8µg	11%
Vitamin E	2.09mg	0.65mg	10%
Potassium	336mg	641mg	9%
Sodium	294mg	497mg	9%
Calories	471kcal	376kcal	5%
Vitamin B5	0.813mg	1.073mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.38g	2.376g	5%
Protein	10.1g	12.09g	4%
Magnesium	97mg	114mg	4%
Saturated fat	2.37g	1.5g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.068g	4%
Carbs	64.4g	73.23g	3%
Copper	0.392mg	0.385mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.119mg	0.1mg	1%
Choline	22mg	26.2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	3.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	466kcal	311kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.9	3.2	N/A
Net carbs	59.1g	63.83g	N/A
Sugar	28.57g	4.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.177mg	0.167mg	0%
Threonine	0.264mg	0.418mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.352mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	0.724mg	0.91mg	0%
Lysine	0.4mg	0.366mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.178mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.479mg	0.628mg	0%
Valine	0.508mg	0.586mg	0%
Histidine	0.216mg	0.261mg	0%
Fructose		0.09g	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A