Kellogg's Special K vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between kellogg's Special K and cereal

Kellogg's Special K is higher in vitamin E, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin C, yet cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 383% more than kellogg's Special K.
Kellogg's Special K contains 191 times more vitamin E than cereal. While kellogg's Special K contains 15.3mg of vitamin E, cereal contains only 0.08mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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 Special K

Cereal

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+130%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+771.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.1%
Contains more IronIron	+21.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1001.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.4%

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 Special K

Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+19025%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+62.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+272.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.1%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~5.986mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19.4µg		808%
Vitamin B1	1.69mg	6.288mg	383%
Folate	1290µg		323%
Vitamin B2	1.91mg	3.87mg	151%
Vitamin E	15.3mg	0.08mg	101%
Selenium	54.9µg	6.3µg	88%
Iron	28mg	34.06mg	76%
Zinc	0.69mg	7.6mg	63%
Vitamin B3	22.6mg	29.62mg	44%
Vitamin A	500µg	814µg	35%
Vitamin B6	6.44mg	5.986mg	35%
Manganese		0.79mg	34%
Vitamin C	68mg	38.5mg	33%
Protein	17.79g	6.06g	23%
Vitamin D*	134 IU		17%
Vitamin D	3.3µg		17%
Sodium	667mg	795mg	6%
Copper	0.179mg	0.137mg	5%
Vitamin B5		0.226mg	5%
Carbs	73.4g	86.85g	4%
Phosphorus	48mg	77mg	4%
Magnesium	12mg	19mg	2%
Potassium	53mg	105mg	2%
Choline	11mg		2%
Fats	1.79g	1.08g	1%
Calcium	23mg	10mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.4g	0.26g	1%
Calories	377kcal	378kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	1.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	212kcal	624kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	26g	N/A
Net carbs	72g	85.45g	N/A
Sugar	12.69g	10.35g	N/A
Fiber	1.4g	1.4g	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.3g	0.204g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.354g	0%
Tryptophan		0.066mg	0%
Threonine		0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.26mg	0%
Leucine		0.767mg	0%
Lysine		0.113mg	0%
Methionine		0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.365mg	0%
Valine		0.344mg	0%
Histidine		0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%