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Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal vs. Cap'n Crunch Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal and cap'n Crunch Cereal different?

  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin D, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, cap'n Crunch Cereal is richer in folate, zinc, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is 338% higher.

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES and Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH 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 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +587.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +184.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +10673.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +255.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1258.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +97%

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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
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% 2.3% 12% 0% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6328.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +785.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +307.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +352.6%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.822mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal Cap'n Crunch Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.1µg 0µg 338%
Folate 382µg 1555µg 293%
Zinc 0.15mg 16.16mg 146%
Vitamin B6 3.573mg 2.138mg 110%
Iron 26.7mg 19.42mg 91%
Vitamin A 450µg 7µg 49%
Vitamin B3 27.667mg 21.465mg 39%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.747mg 30%
Vitamin C 24.2mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin D 4.7µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin D 188IU 0IU 24%
Vitamin B1 1.903mg 1.614mg 24%
Starch 46.1g 19%
Phosphorus 47mg 167mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.451g 3.346g 13%
Sodium 468mg 754mg 12%
Magnesium 8mg 55mg 11%
Copper 0.039mg 0.111mg 8%
Vitamin B2 1.73mg 1.822mg 7%
Selenium 3.3µg 6.5µg 6%
Fats 1.68g 5.12g 5%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.62mg 4%
Potassium 76mg 186mg 3%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Choline 1.9mg 8.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.265g 0.639g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.669g 0.747g 1%
Calories 369kcal 398kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 0.145mg 1%
Protein 3.96g 4.39g 1%
Fiber 2.2g 2.5g 1%
Calcium 3mg 11mg 1%
Carbs 89.2g 85.51g 1%
Net carbs 87g 83.01g N/A
Sugar 35.43g 44.32g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.6µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0g 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
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 g
Contains more WaterWater +67.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.9%
Contains more FatsFats +204.8%
Contains more OtherOther +153.1%
~equal in Carbs ~85.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +141.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.7%

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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. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/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.