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Post Golden Crisp Cereal vs. Corn cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Post Golden Crisp Cereal and Corn cake

  • Corn cake has less Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B1, Folate, Vitamin A RAE, Vitamin B3, Selenium, Iron, and Zinc.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal's daily need coverage for Vitamin B12 is 233% more.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal has 32 times more Vitamin B2 than Corn cake. Post Golden Crisp Cereal has 1.6mg of Vitamin B2, while Corn cake has 0.05mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP and Snacks, corn cakes.

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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.
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
6
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4
Corn cake
Corn cake
Contains more Iron +378.6%
Contains more Phosphorus +44.6%
Contains more Potassium +12.1%
Contains less Sodium -80.5%
Contains more Zinc +180%
Contains more Selenium +390.9%
Contains more Calcium +26.7%
Contains more Magnesium +93.2%
Contains more Copper +110%
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Calcium Iron Magnesium Phosphorus Potassium Sodium Zinc Copper Manganese Selenium 5% 252% 43% 98% 16% 13% 153% 67% 0% 266%
Corn cake
Calcium Iron Magnesium Phosphorus Potassium Sodium Zinc Copper Manganese Selenium 6% 53% 82% 68% 14% 64% 55% 140% 237% 54%
Contains more Iron +378.6%
Contains more Phosphorus +44.6%
Contains more Potassium +12.1%
Contains less Sodium -80.5%
Contains more Zinc +180%
Contains more Selenium +390.9%
Contains more Calcium +26.7%
Contains more Magnesium +93.2%
Contains more Copper +110%

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.
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
10
:
1
Corn cake
Corn cake
Contains more Vitamin A +1047.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +259.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +1257.1%
Contains more Folate +1847.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin K +∞%
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin C Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Folate Vitamin B12 Vitamin K 167% 7% 222% 0% 350% 370% 347% 0% 439% 278% 700% 3%
Corn cake
Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin C Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Folate Vitamin B12 Vitamin K 15% 0% 0% 0% 63% 12% 97% 50% 33% 15% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin A +1047.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +259.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +1257.1%
Contains more Folate +1847.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin K +∞%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
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4
Corn cake
Corn cake
Contains more Protein +47.3%
Contains more Fats +41.2%
Contains more Water +228.6%
Contains more Other +15.4%
Equal in Carbs - 83.4
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
6% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Corn cake
8% 2% 83% 5%
Protein: 8.1 g
Fats: 2.4 g
Carbs: 83.4 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more Protein +47.3%
Contains more Fats +41.2%
Contains more Water +228.6%
Contains more Other +15.4%
Equal in Carbs - 83.4

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
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2
Corn cake
Corn cake
Contains less Saturated Fat -52.4%
Contains more Monounsaturated Fat +26.7%
Contains more Polyunsaturated fat +55%
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
14% 43% 43%
Saturated Fat: 0.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6 g
Corn cake
20% 36% 44%
Saturated Fat: 0.42 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.76 g
Polyunsaturated fat: 0.93 g
Contains less Saturated Fat -52.4%
Contains more Monounsaturated Fat +26.7%
Contains more Polyunsaturated fat +55%

Comparison summary table

Pay attention to the rightmost column. It displays the amounts side by side, giving a clearer understanding of the difference.
Post Golden Crisp Cereal Corn cake
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in Glycemic Index ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Sugar ok
Lower in Cholesterol Equal
Lower in price Equal
Rich in minerals Equal

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Post Golden Crisp Cereal Corn cake Opinion
Net carbs 85.1g 81.5g Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Protein 5.5g 8.1g Corn cake
Fats 1.7g 2.4g Corn cake
Carbs 90.1g 83.4g Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Calories 380kcal 387kcal Corn cake
Sugar 53.6g 23.47g Corn cake
Fiber 5g 1.9g Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Calcium 15mg 19mg Corn cake
Iron 6.7mg 1.4mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Magnesium 59mg 114mg Corn cake
Phosphorus 227mg 157mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Potassium 176mg 157mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Sodium 95mg 488mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Zinc 5.6mg 2mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Copper 0.2mg 0.42mg Corn cake
Manganese 1.815mg Corn cake
Selenium 48.6µg 9.9µg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin A 2778IU 242IU Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin A RAE 832µg 70µg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin E 0.33mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin D 296IU Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin D 7.4µg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 0.25mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 0.05mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 5.15mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin B5 0.83mg Corn cake
Vitamin B6 1.9mg 0.14mg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Folate 370µg 19µg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 0µg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0µg Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Tryptophan 0.081mg Corn cake
Threonine 0.301mg Corn cake
Isoleucine 0.316mg Corn cake
Leucine 0.837mg Corn cake
Lysine 0.267mg Corn cake
Methionine 0.177mg Corn cake
Phenylalanine 0.408mg Corn cake
Valine 0.442mg Corn cake
Histidine 0.227mg Corn cake
Saturated Fat 0.2g 0.42g Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Monounsaturated Fat 0.6g 0.76g Corn cake
Polyunsaturated fat 0.6g 0.93g Corn cake

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Post Golden Crisp Cereal Corn cake
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low Calories diet ok
Low Glycemic Index diet ok

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Vitamins & Minerals Daily Need Coverage Score

The summary scores indicate the extent to which this food can fulfill your daily vitamin and mineral requirements if you consume 3 servings, consisting of 100 grams of each (an approximation of 3 serving sizes).
Vitamins Daily Need Coverage Score
240%
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
23%
Corn cake
Minerals Daily Need Coverage Score
91%
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
77%
Corn cake

Comparison summary

Which food contains less Sodium?
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal contains less Sodium (difference - 393mg)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 0.22g)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal is lower in glycemic index (difference - 87)
Which food is richer in vitamins?
Post Golden Crisp Cereal
Post Golden Crisp Cereal is relatively richer in vitamins
Which food is lower in Sugar?
Corn cake
Corn cake is lower in Sugar (difference - 30.13g)
Which food contains less Cholesterol?
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The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (0 mg)
Which food is cheaper?
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The foods are relatively equal in price ($)
Which food is richer in minerals?
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It cannot be stated which food is richer in vitamins. See the charts below for detailed information. See the charts below for detailed information. See the charts below for detailed information.

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
  2. Corn cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168857/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.