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

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What are the main differences between kellogg's Special K and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal?

Kellogg's Special K is richer in vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin E, selenium, vitamin C, protein, and iron, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B1.
Kellogg's Special K's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 471% higher.
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 219 times less vitamin E than kellogg's Special K. Kellogg's Special K has 15.3mg of vitamin E, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 0.07mg.
Kellogg's Special K has a higher glycemic index (69) than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal (55).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES types in this comparison.

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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 Special K

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+666.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+359%
Contains more ZincZinc	+360%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1563.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Iron ~26.7mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~47mg

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 Special K

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+181%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+21757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+139.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+237.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

~equal in Vitamin A ~450µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.73mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19.4µg	8.1µg	471%
Folate	1290µg	382µg	227%
Vitamin B6	6.44mg	3.573mg	221%
Vitamin E	15.3mg	0.07mg	102%
Selenium	54.9µg	3.3µg	94%
Vitamin C	68mg	24.2mg	49%
Vitamin B3	22.6mg	27.667mg	32%
Protein	17.79g	3.96g	28%
Starch		46.1g	19%
Vitamin B1	1.69mg	1.903mg	18%
Iron	28mg	26.7mg	16%
Copper	0.179mg	0.039mg	16%
Vitamin B2	1.91mg	1.73mg	14%
Sodium	667mg	468mg	9%
Vitamin D*	134 IU	188 IU	7%
Vitamin D	3.3µg	4.7µg	7%
Vitamin A	500µg	450µg	6%
Carbs	73.4g	89.2g	5%
Zinc	0.69mg	0.15mg	5%
Vitamin B5		0.215mg	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.629g	4%
Fiber	1.4g	2.2g	3%
Calcium	23mg	3mg	2%
Manganese		0.055mg	2%
Choline	11mg	1.9mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.669g	2%
Fructose		1.67g	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.032g	2%
Magnesium	12mg	8mg	1%
Potassium	53mg	76mg	1%
Calories	377kcal	369kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	212kcal	932kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	27g	N/A
Fats	1.79g	1.68g	0%
Net carbs	72g	87g	N/A
Sugar	12.69g	35.43g	N/A
Phosphorus	48mg	47mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.2µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.4g	0.451g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.3g	0.265g	0%
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)	0g	0.008g	N/A