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Granola vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are granola and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal different?

  • Granola has more vitamin B12, folate, zinc, copper, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal covers your daily need for iron, 288% more than granola.
  • Granola has 51 times more zinc than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. Granola has 7.7mg of zinc, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 0.15mg.

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Low Fat Granola without Raisins and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES types were used 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 49% 9.9% 19% 139% 200% 210% 98% 34% 0% 94%
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 +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1438.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +5033.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +385.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +424.2%
Contains more IronIron +621.6%

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 20% 153% 49% 32% 190% 201% 191% 0% 942% 1500% 3.3% 612% 12%
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 EVitamin E +3371.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +550%
Contains more FolateFolate +113.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +1089.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +303.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +123.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +171.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~450µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Granola Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 3.7mg 26.7mg 288%
Vitamin B12 12µg 8.1µg 163%
Folate 816µg 382µg 109%
Vitamin B3 10.2mg 27.667mg 109%
Vitamin B1 0.76mg 1.903mg 95%
Zinc 7.7mg 0.15mg 69%
Vitamin B2 0.87mg 1.73mg 66%
Copper 0.6mg 0.039mg 62%
Vitamin B6 4.08mg 3.573mg 39%
Phosphorus 228mg 47mg 26%
Selenium 17.3µg 3.3µg 25%
Vitamin C 6mg 24.2mg 20%
Starch 46.1g 19%
Fiber 7g 2.2g 19%
Vitamin E 2.43mg 0.07mg 16%
Magnesium 68mg 8mg 14%
Vitamin D 82IU 188IU 13%
Vitamin D 2.1µg 4.7µg 13%
Sodium 257mg 468mg 9%
Protein 8.7g 3.96g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.5g 0.265g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.6g 0.669g 6%
Fats 5.7g 1.68g 6%
Choline 22.6mg 1.9mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 4%
Potassium 215mg 76mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.39g 0.451g 4%
Carbs 80.9g 89.2g 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Manganese 0.055mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Calories 389kcal 369kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 459µg 450µg 1%
Net carbs 73.9g 87g N/A
Sugar 28.3g 35.43g N/A
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
9% 6% 81% 4%
Protein: 8.7 g
Fats: 5.7 g
Carbs: 80.9 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 1.2 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 +119.7%
Contains more FatsFats +239.3%
Contains more OtherOther +22.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.3%
Contains more WaterWater +19.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.39 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 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 +843.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%

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