Pork skins vs. Grape-Nuts Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pork skins and grape-Nuts Cereal different?

Pork skins are higher in protein and selenium; however, grape-Nuts Cereal is richer in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and fiber.
Daily need coverage for iron for grape-Nuts Cereal is 339% higher.
Pork skins contain 33 times more saturated fat than grape-Nuts Cereal. While pork skins contain 11.37g of saturated fat, grape-Nuts Cereal contains only 0.34g.
Pork skins have a lower glycemic index (0) than grape-Nuts Cereal (75).

Snacks, pork skins, plain and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Pork skins

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+350.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1027.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+215%
Contains more IronIron	+3081.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+261.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+269.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+449.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4589.9%

~equal in Calcium ~32mg

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.

Pork skins

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+556.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+456.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+3639.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.88mg	28mg	339%
Manganese	0.069mg	3.236mg	138%
Protein	61.3g	11.22g	100%
Folate	0µg	345µg	86%
Vitamin B6	0.023mg	0.86mg	64%
Sodium	1818mg	465mg	59%
Selenium	41µg	9.1µg	58%
Phosphorus	85mg	467mg	55%
Fiber	0g	13g	52%
Saturated fat	11.37g	0.34g	50%
Vitamin B1	0.099mg	0.65mg	46%
Fats	31.3g	1.81g	45%
Vitamin B3	1.549mg	8.62mg	44%
Monounsaturated fat	14.78g	0.21g	36%
Cholesterol	95mg	0mg	32%
Carbs	0g	80.49g	27%
Magnesium	11mg	124mg	27%
Copper	0.094mg	0.34mg	27%
Vitamin B12	0.64µg	0µg	27%
Choline	164.5mg	31.9mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.64g	0.78g	19%
Zinc	0.56mg	2.07mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.283mg	0.12mg	13%
Calories	544kcal	361kcal	9%
Vitamin B5	0.43mg	0.872mg	9%
Potassium	127mg	400mg	8%
Vitamin K	0µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0.62mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	89kcal	322kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	67.49g	N/A
Calcium	30mg	32mg	0%
Sugar	0g	8.86g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.118mg		0%
Threonine	1.823mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.382mg		0%
Leucine	3.322mg		0%
Lysine	2.783mg		0%
Methionine	0.48mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.94mg		0%
Valine	2.421mg		0%
Histidine	0.725mg		0%