Kellogg's Special K vs. General Mills Cheerios — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between kellogg's Special K and general Mills Cheerios

Kellogg's Special K has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin E, selenium, and vitamin C; however, general Mills Cheerios are richer in zinc, iron, and phosphorus.
Kellogg's Special K covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 526% more than general Mills Cheerios.
General Mills Cheerios have 24 times less vitamin E than kellogg's Special K. Kellogg's Special K has 15.3mg of vitamin E, while general Mills Cheerios have 0.65mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS.

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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

General Mills Cheerios

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+120.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1643.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1109.4%
Contains more IronIron	+18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2324.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+902.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.5%

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

General Mills Cheerios

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+214.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1810%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+169.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+186.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+98%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+138.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.4µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~20.967mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19.4µg	6.77µg	526%
Vitamin B6	6.44mg	2.39mg	312%
Manganese		3.547mg	154%
Zinc	0.69mg	16.73mg	146%
Folate	1290µg	714µg	144%
Vitamin B2	1.91mg	0.1mg	139%
Vitamin E	15.3mg	0.65mg	98%
Iron	28mg	33.17mg	65%
Phosphorus	48mg	481mg	62%
Selenium	54.9µg	24.9µg	55%
Vitamin A	500µg	990µg	54%
Vitamin C	68mg	21.6mg	52%
Calcium	23mg	401mg	38%
Fiber	1.4g	9.4g	32%
Vitamin B1	1.69mg	1.327mg	30%
Starch		57.37g	24%
Magnesium	12mg	114mg	24%
Copper	0.179mg	0.385mg	23%
Vitamin B5		1.073mg	21%
Potassium	53mg	641mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	2.432g	14%
Protein	17.79g	12.09g	11%
Vitamin B3	22.6mg	20.967mg	10%
Fats	1.79g	6.73g	8%
Sodium	667mg	497mg	7%
Saturated fat	0.4g	1.5g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.3g	2.376g	5%
Choline	11mg	26.2mg	3%
Vitamin D	3.3µg	3.4µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.8µg	1%
Calories	377kcal	376kcal	0%
Carbs	73.4g	73.23g	0%
Net carbs	72g	63.83g	N/A
Vitamin D	134IU	136IU	0%
Sugar	12.69g	4.36g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.167mg	0%
Threonine		0.418mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.429mg	0%
Leucine		0.91mg	0%
Lysine		0.366mg	0%
Methionine		0.178mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.628mg	0%
Valine		0.586mg	0%
Histidine		0.261mg	0%
Fructose		0.09g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.068g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.344g	N/A