Grape-Nuts Cereal vs. Mozzarella cheese sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grape-Nuts Cereal and mozzarella cheese sticks different?

Grape-Nuts Cereal is higher in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B1, and copper; however, mozzarella cheese sticks are richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for iron for grape-Nuts Cereal is 340% higher.
Grape-Nuts Cereal contains 13 times more folate than mozzarella cheese sticks. While grape-Nuts Cereal contains 345µg of folate, mozzarella cheese sticks contain only 26µg.
Grape-Nuts Cereal has less saturated fat.

Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and DENNY'S, mozzarella cheese sticks are the varieties 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.

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Mozzarella cheese sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+490.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+230.6%
Contains more IronIron	+3233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+407.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+791.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+934.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+78%

~equal in Zinc ~1.98mg

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

Mozzarella cheese sticks

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+779.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+129.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+923.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1226.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1170%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	28mg	0.84mg	340%
Manganese	3.236mg	0.363mg	125%
Folate	345µg	26µg	80%
Vitamin B6	0.86mg	0.084mg	60%
Vitamin B3	8.62mg	0.98mg	48%
Fiber	13g	1.6g	46%
Vitamin B1	0.65mg	0.15mg	42%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.95µg	40%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.524g	33%
Calcium	32mg	331mg	30%
Copper	0.34mg	0.067mg	30%
Saturated fat	0.34g	6.643g	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.78g	5.104g	29%
Fats	1.81g	17.87g	25%
Magnesium	124mg	21mg	25%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		4.306g	25%
Sodium	465mg	1008mg	24%
Vitamin K	2µg	25.4µg	20%
Carbs	80.49g	27.22g	18%
Phosphorus	467mg	358mg	16%
Selenium	9.1µg	16.2µg	13%
Cholesterol	0mg	32mg	11%
Vitamin A	0µg	96µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.257mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.872mg	0.38mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.21g	4.287g	10%
Starch		21.67g	9%
Potassium	400mg	121mg	8%
Choline	31.9mg		6%
Protein	11.22g	13.56g	5%
Calories	361kcal	324kcal	2%
Zinc	2.07mg	1.98mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.62mg	0.74mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	4.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	322kcal	239kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.4	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg		0%
Net carbs	67.49g	25.62g	N/A
Sugar	8.86g	2.83g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.372g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.175mg	0%
Threonine		0.472mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.718mg	0%
Leucine		1.468mg	0%
Lysine		1.211mg	0%
Methionine		0.411mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.811mg	0%
Valine		0.934mg	0%
Histidine		0.441mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.006g	N/A