Kellogg's Special K vs. General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kellogg's Special K and general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch different?

Kellogg's Special K is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, iron, selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin C; however, general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is richer in zinc, vitamin B1, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for kellogg's Special K is 531% higher.
Kellogg's Special K contains 12 times more selenium than general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch. While kellogg's Special K contains 54.9µg of selenium, general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains only 4.7µg.

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST 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.

Kellogg's Special K

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more IronIron	+36.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1068.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1830.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+279.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2526.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+314.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15%

~equal in Copper ~0.192mg

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 Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+250.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+615%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+191.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+83.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+9300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+19.1%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~2.067mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~24.533mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19.4µg	6.65µg	531%
Vitamin B6	6.44mg	2.7mg	288%
Folate	1290µg	368µg	231%
Zinc	0.69mg	18.12mg	158%
Iron	28mg	20.48mg	94%
Selenium	54.9µg	4.7µg	91%
Vitamin E	15.3mg	2.14mg	88%
Manganese		1.545mg	67%
Vitamin B1	1.69mg	2.467mg	65%
Vitamin C	68mg	19.4mg	54%
Vitamin A	500µg	918µg	46%
Calcium	23mg	444mg	42%
Protein	17.79g	5.45g	25%
Fiber	1.4g	6.8g	22%
Phosphorus	48mg	199mg	22%
Starch		35.2g	14%
Fats	1.79g	10.25g	13%
Vitamin B2	1.91mg	2.067mg	12%
Vitamin B3	22.6mg	24.533mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.3g	4.92g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	2.11g	11%
Vitamin D	3.3µg	5.3µg	10%
Magnesium	12mg	54mg	10%
Vitamin D	134IU	210IU	10%
Fructose		8.2g	10%
Vitamin B5		0.465mg	9%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	9.4µg	8%
Sodium	667mg	567mg	4%
Potassium	53mg	201mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.4g	0.975g	3%
Calories	377kcal	410kcal	2%
Carbs	73.4g	77.99g	2%
Copper	0.179mg	0.192mg	1%
Net carbs	72g	71.19g	N/A
Sugar	12.69g	30.3g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.017g	N/A
Choline	11mg	13.1mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.074mg	0%
Threonine		0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.191mg	0%
Leucine		0.372mg	0%
Lysine		0.085mg	0%
Methionine		0.085mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.245mg	0%
Valine		0.255mg	0%
Histidine		0.127mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.165g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.918g	N/A