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

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What are the differences between kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal and kix Cereal?

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, kix Cereal is richer in zinc, folate, iron, calcium, vitamin A, manganese, and fiber.
Kix Cereal's daily need coverage for zinc is 157% more.
Kix Cereal contains 2 times less vitamin B6 than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal contains 3.573mg of vitamin B6, while kix Cereal contains 2.3mg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Kix Cereal

Contains less SodiumSodium

-21.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+537.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+193.4%
Contains more IronIron	+19.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+264.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11513.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+302.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1954.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+157.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Kix Cereal

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+95.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+142.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+106%

~equal in Vitamin C ~25.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.955mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.15mg	17.42mg	157%
Folate	382µg	787µg	101%
Vitamin B12	8.1µg	5.7µg	100%
Vitamin B6	3.573mg	2.3mg	98%
Iron	26.7mg	32mg	66%
Calcium	3mg	570mg	57%
Vitamin A	450µg	879µg	48%
Manganese	0.055mg	1.13mg	47%
Fiber	2.2g	8.8g	26%
Vitamin B2	1.73mg	2mg	21%
Vitamin B3	27.667mg	24.25mg	21%
Phosphorus	47mg	189mg	20%
Copper	0.039mg	0.142mg	11%
Magnesium	8mg	51mg	10%
Selenium	3.3µg	8.5µg	9%
Protein	3.96g	7.69g	7%
Vitamin D*	188 IU	133 IU	7%
Vitamin D	4.7µg	3.3µg	7%
Sodium	468mg	596mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.215mg	0.522mg	6%
Starch	46.1g	58.47g	5%
Potassium	76mg	223mg	4%
Vitamin B1	1.903mg	1.955mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.669g	1.277g	4%
Fats	1.68g	3.46g	3%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.629g	1.21g	3%
Carbs	89.2g	82.82g	2%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.3mg	2%
Choline	1.9mg	15.3mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.265g	0.99g	2%
Fructose	1.67g	0.11g	2%
Calories	369kcal	357kcal	1%
Vitamin C	24.2mg	25.4mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.451g	0.576g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.032g	0.04g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	932kcal	464kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.1	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	87g	74.02g	N/A
Sugar	35.43g	9.76g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.025g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.028mg	0.062mg	0%
Threonine	0.13mg	0.279mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.149mg	0.258mg	0%
Leucine	0.633mg	0.971mg	0%
Lysine	0.028mg	0.176mg	0%
Methionine	0.065mg	0.134mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.223mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.195mg	0.331mg	0%
Histidine	0.112mg	0.186mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A