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

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The main differences between post Golden Crisp Cereal and general Mills Cocoa Puffs

Post Golden Crisp Cereal has more selenium, vitamin A, vitamin D* and copper; however, general Mills Cocoa Puffs have more iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin C, and fats.
Daily need coverage for iron for general Mills Cocoa Puffs is 125% higher.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 7 times less selenium than post Golden Crisp Cereal. Post Golden Crisp Cereal has 48.6µg of selenium, while general Mills Cocoa Puffs have 6.5µg.
Post Golden Crisp Cereal is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS.

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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.

Post Golden Crisp Cereal

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains more CopperCopper	+35.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+647.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.5%
Contains more IronIron	+149.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+148.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~59mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~222mg

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.

Post Golden Crisp Cereal

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+57.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~18.5mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.852mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.6µg

~equal in Folate ~370µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	6.7mg	16.7mg	125%
Selenium	48.6µg	6.5µg	77%
Zinc	5.6mg	13.9mg	75%
Calcium	15mg	370mg	36%
Vitamin A	832µg	527µg	34%
Vitamin C	0mg	22.2mg	25%
Sodium	95mg	564mg	20%
Vitamin D*	296 IU	148 IU	19%
Vitamin D	7.4µg	3.7µg	19%
Manganese		0.369mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.6g	2.1g	10%
Vitamin B5		0.388mg	8%
Copper	0.2mg	0.148mg	6%
Fats	1.7g	5.2g	5%
Vitamin B6	1.9mg	1.852mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.2g	1g	4%
Potassium	176mg	272mg	3%
Fiber	5g	5.7g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.6g	1.7g	3%
Carbs	90.1g	83.7g	2%
Vitamin E	0.33mg	0.7mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	6mg	2%
Phosphorus	227mg	222mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	2.1µg	1%
Calories	380kcal	383kcal	0%
Protein	5.5g	5.6g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	691kcal	684kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6	3.8	N/A
Net carbs	85.1g	78g	N/A
Magnesium	59mg	59mg	0%
Sugar	53.6g	37.2g	N/A
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	1.4mg	0%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	1.6mg	0%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	18.5mg	0%
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	5.6µg	0%
Folate	370µg	370µg	0%
Choline	13.8mg	12.2mg	0%