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Honeycomb Cereal vs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between honeycomb Cereal and general Mills Cocoa Puffs?

  • Honeycomb Cereal is higher in vitamin D, yet general Mills Cocoa Puffs are higher in iron, zinc, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for iron is 103% more.
  • Honeycomb Cereal has 2 times more vitamin D than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. While honeycomb Cereal has 313IU of vitamin D, general Mills Cocoa Puffs have only 148IU.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Honeycomb Cereal and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS types 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 32% 3.3% 13% 317% 43% 128% 57% 72% 0% 57%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 111% 24% 626% 49% 379% 95% 74% 48% 35%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3263.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.5%
Contains more IronIron +97.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +196.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.2%
~equal in Sodium ~564mg

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 0% 226% 3.4% 117% 293% 307% 293% 0% 360% 586% 1.5% 235% 4.7%
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 74% 176% 14% 56% 350% 369% 347% 23% 427% 700% 5.3% 278% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +110.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +311.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Honeycomb Cereal General Mills Cocoa Puffs DV% diff.
Iron 8.44mg 16.7mg 103%
Zinc 4.69mg 13.9mg 84%
Vitamin B12 4.69µg 5.6µg 38%
Calcium 11mg 370mg 36%
Vitamin C 0mg 22.2mg 25%
Vitamin B6 1.56mg 1.852mg 22%
Vitamin B2 1.33mg 1.6mg 21%
Vitamin D 7.8µg 3.7µg 21%
Vitamin D 313IU 148IU 21%
Vitamin B1 1.17mg 1.4mg 19%
Vitamin B3 15.62mg 18.5mg 18%
Vitamin A 678µg 527µg 17%
Manganese 0.369mg 16%
Folate 313µg 370µg 14%
Phosphorus 132mg 222mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 5.7g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.388mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.91g 2.1g 8%
Selenium 10.4µg 6.5µg 7%
Potassium 142mg 272mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.7mg 4%
Magnesium 45mg 59mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.6g 1.7g 3%
Fats 2.93g 5.2g 3%
Caffeine 0mg 6mg 2%
Copper 0.13mg 0.148mg 2%
Protein 6.01g 5.6g 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 2.1µg 1%
Choline 8.6mg 12.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 1.29g 1g 1%
Carbs 86.63g 83.7g 1%
Calories 394kcal 383kcal 1%
Net carbs 83.43g 78g N/A
Sugar 31.51g 37.2g N/A
Sodium 553mg 564mg 0%
Trans fat 0.01g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 3% 87% 3%
Protein: 6.01 g
Fats: 2.93 g
Carbs: 86.63 g
Water: 1.5 g
Other: 2.93 g
6% 5% 84% 2% 4%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 5.2 g
Carbs: 83.7 g
Water: 1.8 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +77.5%
Contains more WaterWater +20%
Contains more OtherOther +26.3%
~equal in Protein ~5.6g
~equal in Carbs ~83.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 21% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.91 g
21% 35% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130.8%

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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. Honeycomb Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173889/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.