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Post Golden Crisp Cereal vs. General Mills Cheerios — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between post Golden Crisp Cereal and general Mills Cheerios?

  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal is richer in vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin D, yet general Mills Cheerios are richer in iron, zinc, folate, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for iron is 331% higher.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal has 16 times more vitamin B2 than general Mills Cheerios. Post Golden Crisp Cereal has 1.6mg of vitamin B2, while general Mills Cheerios have 0.1mg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS types in this comparison.

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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 42% 4.5% 16% 251% 67% 153% 97% 12% 0% 265%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 81% 120% 57% 1244% 128% 456% 206% 65% 463% 136%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +95.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2573.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.2%
Contains more IronIron +395.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +198.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.9%

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% 277% 6.6% 111% 350% 369% 347% 0% 438% 700% 2.3% 278% 7.5%
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 72% 330% 13% 51% 332% 23% 393% 64% 552% 846% 4.5% 536% 14%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +19%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +97%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +93%
Contains more CholineCholine +89.9%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.327mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Post Golden Crisp Cereal General Mills Cheerios DV% diff.
Iron 6.7mg 33.17mg 331%
Manganese 3.547mg 154%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 0.1mg 115%
Zinc 5.6mg 16.73mg 101%
Folate 370µg 714µg 86%
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 6.77µg 49%
Selenium 48.6µg 24.9µg 43%
Calcium 15mg 401mg 39%
Vitamin B6 1.9mg 2.39mg 38%
Phosphorus 227mg 481mg 36%
Vitamin C 0mg 21.6mg 24%
Starch 57.37g 24%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 21%
Copper 0.2mg 0.385mg 21%
Vitamin D 7.4µg 3.4µg 20%
Vitamin D 296IU 136IU 20%
Fiber 5g 9.4g 18%
Vitamin A 832µg 990µg 18%
Sodium 95mg 497mg 17%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 20.967mg 15%
Potassium 176mg 641mg 14%
Protein 5.5g 12.09g 13%
Magnesium 59mg 114mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.6g 2.432g 12%
Fats 1.7g 6.73g 8%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 1.327mg 6%
Carbs 90.1g 73.23g 6%
Saturated fat 0.2g 1.5g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.6g 2.376g 4%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 0.65mg 2%
Choline 13.8mg 26.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1.8µg 1%
Calories 380kcal 376kcal 0%
Net carbs 85.1g 63.83g N/A
Sugar 53.6g 4.36g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.167mg 0%
Threonine 0.418mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0%
Leucine 0.91mg 0%
Lysine 0.366mg 0%
Methionine 0.178mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.628mg 0%
Valine 0.586mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.068g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.344g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
12% 7% 73% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.09 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 73.23 g
Water: 5.13 g
Other: 2.82 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.8%
Contains more FatsFats +295.9%
Contains more WaterWater +266.4%
Contains more OtherOther +116.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 43% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
24% 38% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.432 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +296%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +305.3%

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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
  2. General Mills Cheerios - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173884/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.