Kellogg's Apple Jacks vs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between kellogg's Apple Jacks and general Mills Cocoa Puffs

Kellogg's Apple Jacks have more vitamin C, fiber, and manganese; however, general Mills Cocoa Puffs have more zinc, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for zinc for general Mills Cocoa Puffs is 77% higher.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 2 times less vitamin C than kellogg's Apple Jacks. Kellogg's Apple Jacks have 54mg of vitamin C, while general Mills Cocoa Puffs have 22.2mg.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S APPLE JACKS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS.

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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.

Kellogg's Apple Jacks

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+103.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2983.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51%
Contains more ZincZinc	+157.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+217.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.1%

~equal in Iron ~16.7mg

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.

Kellogg's Apple Jacks

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+143.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+425%
Contains more CholineCholine	+62.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~527µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.7µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~18.5mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.852mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.6µg

~equal in Folate ~370µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	5.4mg	13.9mg	77%
Calcium	12mg	370mg	36%
Vitamin C	54mg	22.2mg	35%
Phosphorus	70mg	222mg	22%
Fiber	9.3g	5.7g	14%
Vitamin B12	5.4µg	5.6µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.9g	2.1g	8%
Magnesium	29mg	59mg	7%
Iron	16.1mg	16.7mg	7%
Manganese	0.499mg	0.369mg	6%
Vitamin B2	1.52mg	1.6mg	6%
Copper	0.098mg	0.148mg	6%
Vitamin B1	1.34mg	1.4mg	5%
Vitamin B6	1.79mg	1.852mg	5%
Potassium	112mg	272mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.7mg	4%
Vitamin B3	17.9mg	18.5mg	4%
Sodium	466mg	564mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.9g	1g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.6g	1.7g	3%
Fats	3.4g	5.2g	3%
Folate	357µg	370µg	3%
Caffeine	0mg	6mg	2%
Carbs	88.2g	83.7g	2%
Selenium	5.6µg	6.5µg	2%
Protein	5.1g	5.6g	1%
Vitamin D	143IU	148IU	1%
Vitamin B5	0.345mg	0.388mg	1%
Vitamin D	3.6µg	3.7µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2.1µg	1%
Choline	7.5mg	12.2mg	1%
Calories	375kcal	383kcal	0%
Net carbs	78.9g	78g	N/A
Sugar	43.7g	37.2g	N/A
Vitamin A	527µg	527µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.06mg		0%
Threonine	0.18mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.192mg		0%
Leucine	0.468mg		0%
Lysine	0.132mg		0%
Methionine	0.084mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.252mg		0%
Valine	0.264mg		0%
Histidine	0.144mg		0%