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Kix Cereal vs. General Mills Cheerios — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kix Cereal and general Mills Cheerios

  • Kix Cereal has more vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and calcium, while general Mills Cheerios have more manganese, vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and copper.
  • Kix Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 146% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 171% 20% 1200% 47% 475% 81% 78% 147% 46%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 81% 120% 57% 1244% 128% 456% 206% 65% 463% 136%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +123.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +187.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +213.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +192.9%
~equal in Iron ~33.17mg
~equal in Zinc ~16.73mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 85% 293% 6% 50% 489% 462% 455% 31% 531% 713% 0.5% 590% 8.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 72% 330% 13% 51% 332% 23% 393% 64% 552% 846% 4.5% 536% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~3.4µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~2.39mg
~equal in Folate ~714µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kix Cereal General Mills Cheerios DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 2mg 0.1mg 146%
Manganese 1.13mg 3.547mg 105%
Vitamin B1 1.955mg 1.327mg 52%
Vitamin B12 5.7µg 6.77µg 45%
Phosphorus 189mg 481mg 42%
Selenium 8.5µg 24.9µg 30%
Copper 0.142mg 0.385mg 27%
Vitamin B3 24.25mg 20.967mg 21%
Folate 787µg 714µg 18%
Calcium 570mg 401mg 17%
Iron 32mg 33.17mg 15%
Magnesium 51mg 114mg 15%
Potassium 223mg 641mg 12%
Vitamin A 879µg 990µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.522mg 1.073mg 11%
Protein 7.69g 12.09g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.277g 2.432g 8%
Vitamin B6 2.3mg 2.39mg 7%
Zinc 17.42mg 16.73mg 6%
Fats 3.46g 6.73g 5%
Sodium 596mg 497mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.576g 1.5g 4%
Vitamin C 25.4mg 21.6mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 2.376g 3%
Carbs 82.82g 73.23g 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.65mg 2%
Choline 15.3mg 26.2mg 2%
Fiber 8.8g 9.4g 2%
Calories 357kcal 376kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.8µg 1%
Vitamin D 3.3µg 3.4µg 1%
Net carbs 74.02g 63.83g N/A
Vitamin D 133IU 136IU 0%
Sugar 9.76g 4.36g N/A
Starch 58.47g 57.37g 0%
Trans fat 0.025g 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.062mg 0.167mg 0%
Threonine 0.279mg 0.418mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.429mg 0%
Leucine 0.971mg 0.91mg 0%
Lysine 0.176mg 0.366mg 0%
Methionine 0.134mg 0.178mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.413mg 0.628mg 0%
Valine 0.331mg 0.586mg 0%
Histidine 0.186mg 0.261mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0.09g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.016g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.04g 0.068g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.21g 2.344g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 3% 83% 3% 3%
Protein: 7.69 g
Fats: 3.46 g
Carbs: 82.82 g
Water: 2.79 g
Other: 3.24 g
12% 7% 73% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.09 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 73.23 g
Water: 5.13 g
Other: 2.82 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.1%
Contains more OtherOther +14.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.2%
Contains more FatsFats +94.5%
Contains more WaterWater +83.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 35% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.576 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.277 g
24% 38% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.432 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +140%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 13%
Starch: 58.47 g
Sucrose: 8.93 g
Glucose: 0.57 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.15 g
Galactose: 0 g
93% 7%
Starch: 57.37 g
Sucrose: 4.27 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +109.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +22.2%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~57.37g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. General Mills Cheerios - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173884/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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