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Gratin vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between gratin and cereal

  • Gratin contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than cereal.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 519% higher.
  • Cereal contains 18 times less saturated fat than gratin. Gratin contains 4.733g of saturated fat, while cereal contains 0.26g.

The food types used in this comparison are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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.
Gratin
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1090%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +277.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more IronIron +5221.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1001.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +390.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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.
Gratin
2
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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +288.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1171.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9725%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3236.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2882.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3340.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 6.288mg 519%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 5.986mg 447%
Iron 0.64mg 34.06mg 418%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 3.87mg 289%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 29.62mg 179%
Vitamin A 64µg 814µg 83%
Zinc 0.69mg 7.6mg 63%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 38.5mg 32%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.79mg 27%
Carbs 11.27g 86.85g 25%
Saturated fat 4.733g 0.26g 20%
Sodium 433mg 795mg 16%
Calories 132kcal 378kcal 12%
Calcium 119mg 10mg 11%
Fats 7.59g 1.08g 10%
Potassium 396mg 105mg 9%
Cholesterol 23mg 8%
Selenium 2.7µg 6.3µg 7%
Phosphorus 113mg 77mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 0.204g 5%
Folate 11µg 3%
Copper 0.16mg 0.137mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.226mg 3%
Protein 5.06g 6.06g 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.4g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 0.354g 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 85.45g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
2
5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Cereal
3
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +602.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1857.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +670.6%
~equal in Other ~2.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +953.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.3%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.