Lucky Charms Cereal vs. General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lucky Charms Cereal and general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Lucky Charms Cereal has more folate, manganese, vitamin B6, iron, selenium, and phosphorus; however, general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and vitamin D.
Lucky Charms Cereal's daily need coverage for folate is 93% more.
Lucky Charms Cereal contains 3 times more selenium than general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Lucky Charms Cereal contains 14.6µg of selenium, while general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 4.7µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH.

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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.

Lucky Charms Cereal

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+210.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-12.5%

~equal in Calcium ~444mg

~equal in Potassium ~201mg

~equal in Iron ~20.48mg

~equal in Copper ~0.192mg

~equal in Zinc ~18.12mg

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.

Lucky Charms Cereal

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+101.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+375.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+571.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~918µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~24.533mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.465mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~6.65µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	741µg	368µg	93%
Vitamin B1	1.737mg	2.467mg	61%
Manganese	2.173mg	1.545mg	27%
Vitamin B2	1.723mg	2.067mg	26%
Vitamin B6	3.01mg	2.7mg	24%
Iron	22.27mg	20.48mg	22%
Selenium	14.6µg	4.7µg	18%
Phosphorus	289mg	199mg	13%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	2.14mg	11%
Fructose	0.8g	8.2g	9%
Fats	5.02g	10.25g	8%
Vitamin C	26.6mg	19.4mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1.586g	4.92g	8%
Vitamin A	847µg	918µg	8%
Vitamin D	3.9µg	5.3µg	7%
Fiber	5g	6.8g	7%
Vitamin D	156IU	210IU	7%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	9.4µg	7%
Vitamin B12	6.8µg	6.65µg	6%
Zinc	18.62mg	18.12mg	5%
Magnesium	74mg	54mg	5%
Vitamin B3	25.3mg	24.533mg	5%
Sodium	648mg	567mg	4%
Protein	7.67g	5.45g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.542g	2.11g	4%
Calories	380kcal	410kcal	2%
Copper	0.213mg	0.192mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.439mg	0.465mg	1%
Potassium	222mg	201mg	1%
Choline	16.1mg	13.1mg	1%
Calcium	434mg	444mg	1%
Carbs	80.89g	77.99g	1%
Starch	37.17g	35.2g	1%
Net carbs	75.89g	71.19g	N/A
Sugar	36.13g	30.3g	N/A
Trans fat	0.013g	0.017g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.885g	0.975g	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	0.044g	0.165g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.486g	1.918g	N/A