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Post Golden Crisp Cereal vs. Lucky Charms Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between post Golden Crisp Cereal and lucky Charms Cereal

  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal has more selenium, while lucky Charms Cereal has more iron, zinc, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, calcium, vitamin C, and vitamin B1.
  • Lucky Charms Cereal covers your daily need for iron, 195% more than post Golden Crisp Cereal.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal contains 3 times more selenium than lucky Charms Cereal. While post Golden Crisp Cereal contains 48.6µg of selenium, lucky Charms Cereal contains only 14.6µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS.

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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 53% 130% 20% 835% 71% 508% 124% 85% 283% 80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +232.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2793.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.1%
Contains more IronIron +232.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +232.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.213mg

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 89% 282% 9% 59% 434% 398% 474% 26% 695% 850% 3.5% 556% 8.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +55.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +100.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~847µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.723mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Post Golden Crisp Cereal Lucky Charms Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 6.7mg 22.27mg 195%
Zinc 5.6mg 18.62mg 118%
Manganese 2.173mg 94%
Folate 370µg 741µg 93%
Vitamin B6 1.9mg 3.01mg 85%
Selenium 48.6µg 14.6µg 62%
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 6.8µg 50%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 25.3mg 43%
Calcium 15mg 434mg 42%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.6mg 30%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 1.737mg 28%
Sodium 95mg 648mg 24%
Vitamin D 7.4µg 3.9µg 18%
Vitamin D 296IU 156IU 18%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 1.723mg 9%
Phosphorus 227mg 289mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.439mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.6g 1.542g 6%
Fats 1.7g 5.02g 5%
Magnesium 59mg 74mg 4%
Protein 5.5g 7.67g 4%
Saturated fat 0.2g 0.885g 3%
Carbs 90.1g 80.89g 3%
Vitamin A 832µg 847µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.6g 1.586g 2%
Copper 0.2mg 0.213mg 1%
Potassium 176mg 222mg 1%
Fructose 0.8g 1%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 0.45mg 1%
Calories 380kcal 380kcal 0%
Net carbs 85.1g 75.89g N/A
Sugar 53.6g 36.13g N/A
Fiber 5g 5g 0%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.013g N/A
Choline 13.8mg 16.1mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.486g 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
8% 5% 81% 4% 2%
Protein: 7.67 g
Fats: 5.02 g
Carbs: 80.89 g
Water: 4.15 g
Other: 2.27 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.5%
Contains more FatsFats +195.3%
Contains more WaterWater +196.4%
Contains more OtherOther +74.6%

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
22% 40% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.885 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.586 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.542 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +157%

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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

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.