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Granola bars vs. Granola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between granola bars and granola

  • Granola is richer than granola bars in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin A, copper, and vitamin D.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for granola is 500% higher.

Food types used in this article are Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Low Fat Granola without Raisins.

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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 69% 18% 30% 111% 131% 55% 119% 38% 232% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 9.9% 19% 139% 200% 210% 98% 34% 0% 94%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +84.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +25.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +279.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.6%
~equal in Selenium ~17.3µg

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 3% 0.67% 42% 0% 66% 27% 30% 49% 20% 0% 37% 17% 12%
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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 20% 153% 49% 32% 190% 201% 191% 0% 942% 1500% 3.3% 612% 12%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1023.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22850%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +187.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +631.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +545.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3447.8%
~equal in Choline ~22.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Granola bars Granola DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 12µg 500%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 4.08mg 307%
Folate 23µg 816µg 198%
Manganese 1.777mg 77%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.05g 1.6g 70%
Vitamin B2 0.119mg 0.87mg 58%
Vitamin B3 1.581mg 10.2mg 54%
Zinc 2.03mg 7.7mg 52%
Vitamin A 2µg 459µg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.264mg 0.76mg 41%
Copper 0.392mg 0.6mg 23%
Fats 19.8g 5.7g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.813mg 16%
Vitamin K 14.6µg 1.3µg 11%
Vitamin D 0µg 2.1µg 11%
Vitamin D 0IU 82IU 10%
Iron 2.95mg 3.7mg 9%
Magnesium 97mg 68mg 7%
Fiber 5.3g 7g 7%
Phosphorus 277mg 228mg 7%
Carbs 64.4g 80.9g 6%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 6mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 4.38g 2.5g 5%
Calories 471kcal 389kcal 4%
Saturated fat 2.37g 1.39g 4%
Potassium 336mg 215mg 4%
Protein 10.1g 8.7g 3%
Calcium 61mg 33mg 3%
Selenium 16.2µg 17.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 2.09mg 2.43mg 2%
Sodium 294mg 257mg 2%
Net carbs 59.1g 73.9g N/A
Sugar 28.57g 28.3g N/A
Choline 22mg 22.6mg 0%
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
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
9% 6% 81% 4%
Protein: 8.7 g
Fats: 5.7 g
Carbs: 80.9 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.1%
Contains more FatsFats +247.4%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.37 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.05 g
25% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.39 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +75.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +653.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.4%

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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.