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

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Summary of differences between popcorn and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

  • Popcorn has more fiber, manganese, and phosphorus; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 338% more than popcorn.
  • Popcorn has 20 times more manganese than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. While popcorn has 1.113mg of manganese, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has only 0.055mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, popcorn, air-popped and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES.

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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 103% 2.1% 29% 120% 87% 84% 153% 1% 145% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +332.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +571.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1953.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +661.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1923.6%
Contains more IronIron +737%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0% 3.3% 5.8% 0% 26% 19% 43% 31% 36% 0% 3% 23% 12%
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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +1015.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1729.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1984.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1098.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2175.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1132.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Popcorn Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 8.1µg 338%
Iron 3.19mg 26.7mg 294%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 3.573mg 263%
Vitamin B3 2.308mg 27.667mg 158%
Vitamin B1 0.104mg 1.903mg 150%
Vitamin B2 0.083mg 1.73mg 127%
Folate 31µg 382µg 88%
Fiber 14.5g 2.2g 49%
Vitamin A 10µg 450µg 49%
Manganese 1.113mg 0.055mg 46%
Phosphorus 358mg 47mg 44%
Magnesium 144mg 8mg 32%
Zinc 3.08mg 0.15mg 27%
Vitamin C 0mg 24.2mg 27%
Copper 0.262mg 0.039mg 25%
Vitamin D 0µg 4.7µg 24%
Vitamin D 0IU 188IU 24%
Sodium 8mg 468mg 20%
Protein 12.94g 3.96g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.318g 0.669g 11%
Potassium 329mg 76mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.51mg 0.215mg 6%
Selenium 0µg 3.3µg 6%
Choline 21.2mg 1.9mg 4%
Carbs 77.78g 89.2g 4%
Fats 4.54g 1.68g 4%
Starch 54.4g 46.1g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.95g 0.265g 2%
Fructose 0.07g 1.67g 2%
Saturated fat 0.637g 0.451g 1%
Calories 387kcal 369kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 63.28g 87g N/A
Calcium 7mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0.87g 35.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.452mg 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.431mg 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 1.473mg 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.338mg 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.252mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.59mg 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.607mg 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.367mg 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.629g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 5% 78% 3%
Protein: 12.94 g
Fats: 4.54 g
Carbs: 77.78 g
Water: 3.32 g
Other: 1.42 g
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +226.8%
Contains more FatsFats +170.2%
Contains more OtherOther +44.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.7%
Contains more WaterWater +25.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.637 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.318 g
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +258.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +246.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Starch: 54.4 g
Sucrose: 0.72 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.07 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
57% 38% 2% 2%
Starch: 46.1 g
Sucrose: 31.33 g
Glucose: 1.8 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.63 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +18%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +4251.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2471.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2285.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Popcorn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167959/nutrients

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

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