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Lucky Charms Cereal vs. Post Golden Crisp Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lucky Charms Cereal and post Golden Crisp Cereal

  • Lucky Charms Cereal has more iron, zinc, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, calcium, vitamin C, and vitamin B1, while post Golden Crisp Cereal has more selenium.
  • Lucky Charms Cereal covers your daily need for iron 195% more than post Golden Crisp Cereal.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.

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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 4.5% 16% 251% 67% 153% 97% 12% 0% 265%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2793.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.1%
Contains more IronIron +232.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +232.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +232.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.2mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 89% 59% 282% 9% 434% 398% 474% 26% 695% 850% 3.5% 556%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 111% 277% 6.6% 350% 369% 347% 0% 438% 700% 2.3% 278%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +55.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +100.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +89.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~832µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lucky Charms Cereal Post Golden Crisp Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 22.27mg 6.7mg 195%
Zinc 18.62mg 5.6mg 118%
Manganese 2.173mg 94%
Folate 741µg 370µg 93%
Vitamin B6 3.01mg 1.9mg 85%
Selenium 14.6µg 48.6µg 62%
Vitamin B12 6.8µg 5.6µg 50%
Vitamin B3 25.3mg 18.5mg 43%
Calcium 434mg 15mg 42%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B1 1.737mg 1.4mg 28%
Sodium 648mg 95mg 24%
Vitamin D* 156 IU 296 IU 18%
Vitamin D 3.9µg 7.4µg 18%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Phosphorus 289mg 227mg 9%
Vitamin B2 1.723mg 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.439mg 9%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 1.486g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.542g 0.6g 6%
Fats 5.02g 1.7g 5%
Protein 7.67g 5.5g 4%
Magnesium 74mg 59mg 4%
Carbs 80.89g 90.1g 3%
Saturated fat 0.885g 0.2g 3%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.044g 3%
Vitamin A 847µg 832µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.586g 0.6g 2%
Potassium 222mg 176mg 1%
Copper 0.213mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.45mg 0.33mg 1%
Fructose 0.8g 1%
Calories 380kcal 380kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 1.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 495kcal 691kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 26g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.5 6 N/A
Net carbs 75.89g 85.1g N/A
Sugar 36.13g 53.6g N/A
Fiber 5g 5g 0%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.013g 0g N/A
Choline 16.1mg 13.8mg 0%

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
6% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.5%
Contains more FatsFats +195.3%
Contains more WaterWater +196.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.4%

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
14% 43% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +157%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.4%

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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. Post Golden Crisp Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171652/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.