Kellogg's Froot Loops vs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kellogg's Froot Loops and general Mills Cocoa Puffs

Kellogg's Froot Loops are higher in vitamin C and fiber; however, general Mills Cocoa Puffs are richer in zinc, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for zinc is 79% higher.
Kellogg's Froot Loops have 2 times more vitamin C than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. While kellogg's Froot Loops have 52mg of vitamin C, general Mills Cocoa Puffs have only 22.2mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROOT LOOPS 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 Froot Loops

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+132.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+167.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.2%

~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 Froot Loops

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+134.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+16.2%

~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	5.2mg	13.9mg	79%
Calcium	10mg	370mg	36%
Vitamin C	52mg	22.2mg	33%
Phosphorus	74mg	222mg	21%
Vitamin B12	5.2µg	5.6µg	17%
Iron	15.5mg	16.7mg	15%
Fiber	9.3g	5.7g	14%
Vitamin B6	1.72mg	1.852mg	10%
Vitamin B2	1.47mg	1.6mg	10%
Vitamin B1	1.29mg	1.4mg	9%
Vitamin B3	17.2mg	18.5mg	8%
Manganese	0.56mg	0.369mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.9g	2.1g	8%
Magnesium	31mg	59mg	7%
Copper	0.089mg	0.148mg	7%
Folate	345µg	370µg	6%
Potassium	117mg	272mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.8g	1g	4%
Sodium	469mg	564mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.7mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.6g	1.7g	3%
Vitamin A	501µg	527µg	3%
Fats	3.4g	5.2g	3%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.1µg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	6mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.347mg	0.388mg	1%
Vitamin D	138IU	148IU	1%
Selenium	5.9µg	6.5µg	1%
Vitamin D	3.5µg	3.7µg	1%
Protein	5.3g	5.6g	1%
Carbs	88g	83.7g	1%
Calories	375kcal	383kcal	0%
Net carbs	78.7g	78g	N/A
Sugar	41.7g	37.2g	N/A
Choline	10.5mg	12.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.089mg		0%
Threonine	0.167mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.156mg		0%
Leucine	0.435mg		0%
Lysine	0.1mg		0%
Methionine	0.078mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.245mg		0%
Valine	0.201mg		0%
Histidine	0.1mg		0%