Grape-Nuts Cereal vs. Arepa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between grape-Nuts Cereal and arepa

Arepa has less iron, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, fiber, copper, magnesium, and carbs than grape-Nuts Cereal.
Grape-Nuts Cereal covers your daily need for iron 337% more than arepa.
Grape-Nuts Cereal has 28 times more manganese than arepa. While grape-Nuts Cereal has 3.236mg of manganese, arepa has only 0.116mg.
The glycemic index of grape-Nuts Cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread).

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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.

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Arepa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+359.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+354.5%
Contains more IronIron	+2592.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1033.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+158.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+299.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2689.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+178.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.9%

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.

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Arepa

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+113.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+828.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+870.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+331.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+703.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	28mg	1.04mg	337%
Manganese	3.236mg	0.116mg	136%
Folate	345µg		86%
Vitamin B6	0.86mg	0.107mg	58%
Phosphorus	467mg	117mg	50%
Vitamin B1	0.65mg	0.07mg	48%
Vitamin B3	8.62mg	0.888mg	48%
Fiber	13g	2.6g	42%
Copper	0.34mg	0.03mg	34%
Magnesium	124mg	27mg	23%
Carbs	80.49g	37.14g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.872mg	0.202mg	13%
Zinc	2.07mg	0.8mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.34g	2.902g	12%
Protein	11.22g	5.48g	11%
Potassium	400mg	88mg	9%
Sodium	465mg	270mg	8%
Calories	361kcal	219kcal	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	61µg	7%
Calcium	32mg	89mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.042mg	6%
Fats	1.81g	5.38g	5%
Selenium	9.1µg	6.1µg	5%
Choline	31.9mg	4.4mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.825g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.065g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.21g	1.514g	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.62mg	0.29mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	3.5µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.78g	0.989g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	322kcal	400kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	46g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	0.86	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg		0%
Net carbs	67.49g	34.54g	N/A
Sugar	8.86g	0.87g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.157g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.048mg	0%
Threonine		0.193mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.207mg	0%
Leucine		0.671mg	0%
Lysine		0.228mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.276mg	0%
Valine		0.276mg	0%
Histidine		0.166mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.003g	N/A