Granola bars vs. Grape-Nuts Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between granola bars and grape-Nuts Cereal

Granola bars have more fats and selenium; however, grape-Nuts Cereal is higher in iron, folate, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, fiber, and phosphorus.
Grape-Nuts Cereal covers your daily need for iron 313% more than granola bars.
Granola bars have 11 times more fats than grape-Nuts Cereal. While granola bars have 19.8g of fats, grape-Nuts Cereal has only 1.81g.
The glycemic index of grape-Nuts Cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.

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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

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+78%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19%
Contains more IronIron	+849.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+82.1%

~equal in Zinc ~2.07mg

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

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+237.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+630%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+445.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+911.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1400%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.872mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.95mg	28mg	313%
Folate	23µg	345µg	81%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.05g	0.78g	75%
Manganese	1.777mg	3.236mg	63%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.86mg	60%
Vitamin B3	1.581mg	8.62mg	44%
Vitamin B1	0.264mg	0.65mg	32%
Fiber	5.3g	13g	31%
Fats	19.8g	1.81g	28%
Phosphorus	277mg	467mg	27%
Selenium	16.2µg	9.1µg	13%
Vitamin K	14.6µg	2µg	11%
Vitamin E	2.09mg	0.62mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.38g	0.21g	10%
Saturated fat	2.37g	0.34g	9%
Sodium	294mg	465mg	7%
Calories	471kcal	361kcal	6%
Magnesium	97mg	124mg	6%
Copper	0.392mg	0.34mg	6%
Carbs	64.4g	80.49g	5%
Calcium	61mg	32mg	3%
Protein	10.1g	11.22g	2%
Potassium	336mg	400mg	2%
Choline	22mg	31.9mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.813mg	0.872mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	466kcal	322kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.9	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	59.1g	67.49g	N/A
Sugar	28.57g	8.86g	N/A
Zinc	2.03mg	2.07mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.119mg	0.12mg	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%