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Lucky Charms Cereal vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lucky Charms Cereal and gratin

  • The amount of vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin A in lucky Charms Cereal is higher than in gratin.
  • Lucky Charms Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 283% more than gratin.
  • Lucky Charms Cereal contains 67 times more folate than gratin. While lucky Charms Cereal contains 741µg of folate, gratin contains only 11µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter.

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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 53% 130% 20% 835% 71% 508% 124% 85% 283% 80%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +270%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +264.7%
Contains more IronIron +3379.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +2598.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +155.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1249.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +440.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.2%

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 89% 282% 9% 59% 434% 398% 474% 26% 695% 850% 3.5% 556% 8.8%
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +168.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1223.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2614.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1385.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1629.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6636.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lucky Charms Cereal Gratin DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 6.8µg 0µg 283%
Iron 22.27mg 0.64mg 270%
Vitamin B6 3.01mg 0.174mg 218%
Folate 741µg 11µg 183%
Zinc 18.62mg 0.69mg 163%
Vitamin B3 25.3mg 0.993mg 152%
Vitamin B1 1.737mg 0.064mg 139%
Vitamin B2 1.723mg 0.116mg 124%
Vitamin A 847µg 64µg 87%
Manganese 2.173mg 0.161mg 87%
Calcium 434mg 119mg 32%
Phosphorus 289mg 113mg 25%
Carbs 80.89g 11.27g 23%
Selenium 14.6µg 2.7µg 22%
Vitamin D 156IU 0IU 20%
Vitamin D 3.9µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 9.9mg 19%
Saturated fat 0.885g 4.733g 17%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Magnesium 74mg 20mg 13%
Fiber 5g 1.8g 13%
Calories 380kcal 132kcal 12%
Sodium 648mg 433mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.542g 0.276g 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Copper 0.213mg 0.16mg 6%
Protein 7.67g 5.06g 5%
Potassium 222mg 396mg 5%
Fats 5.02g 7.59g 4%
Vitamin E 0.45mg 3%
Choline 16.1mg 3%
Fructose 0.8g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.586g 2.149g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.439mg 0.387mg 1%
Net carbs 75.89g 9.47g N/A
Sugar 36.13g N/A
Trans fat 0.013g N/A
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.486g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 5% 81% 4% 2%
Protein: 7.67 g
Fats: 5.02 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 4.15 g
Other: 2.27 g
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +617.7%
Contains more FatsFats +51.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1683.1%
~equal in Other ~2.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 40% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.885 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.586 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.542 g
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +458.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.5%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.