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Kellogg's Corn Flakes vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kellogg's Corn Flakes and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal different?

  • Kellogg's Corn Flakes are higher in iron, copper, selenium, and phosphorus; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is 137% higher.
  • Kellogg's Corn Flakes contain 5 times more copper than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. While kellogg's Corn Flakes contain 0.198mg of copper, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal contains only 0.039mg.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has less sodium.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has a lower glycemic index (55) than kellogg's Corn Flakes (80).

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES are the varieties used 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 28% 1.5% 15% 1084% 66% 27% 44% 95% 22% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +407.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +151.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.8%
~equal in Iron ~26.7mg

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.
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 70% 163% 2.4% 54% 335% 351% 336% 14% 413% 625% 0% 268% 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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +357.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +99.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +62%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~450µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.215mg
~equal in Folate ~382µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kellogg's Corn Flakes Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.79mg 3.573mg 137%
Vitamin B12 5µg 8.1µg 129%
Vitamin B3 17.9mg 27.667mg 61%
Vitamin B1 1.34mg 1.903mg 47%
Iron 28.9mg 26.7mg 28%
Starch 46.1g 19%
Copper 0.198mg 0.039mg 18%
Vitamin B2 1.52mg 1.73mg 16%
Sodium 729mg 468mg 11%
Selenium 8.3µg 3.3µg 9%
Zinc 1mg 0.15mg 8%
Phosphorus 102mg 47mg 8%
Magnesium 39mg 8mg 7%
Protein 7.5g 3.96g 7%
Vitamin D 3.6µg 4.7µg 6%
Folate 357µg 382µg 6%
Vitamin D 143IU 188IU 6%
Manganese 0.168mg 0.055mg 5%
Vitamin C 21mg 24.2mg 4%
Vitamin A 490µg 450µg 4%
Fiber 3.3g 2.2g 4%
Potassium 168mg 76mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 0.669g 3%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Carbs 84.1g 89.2g 2%
Fats 0.4g 1.68g 2%
Saturated fat 0.116g 0.451g 2%
Choline 8.7mg 1.9mg 1%
Calories 357kcal 369kcal 1%
Net carbs 80.8g 87g N/A
Calcium 5mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 9.5g 35.43g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.229mg 0.215mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.265g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.227mg 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.25mg 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 1.044mg 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.079mg 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.136mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.306mg 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.629g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 84% 4% 4%
Protein: 7.5 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 84.1 g
Water: 3.76 g
Other: 4.24 g
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.4%
Contains more OtherOther +332.7%
Contains more FatsFats +320%
Contains more WaterWater +11.2%
~equal in Carbs ~89.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 18% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.116 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +295.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +241.3%

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