Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp vs. Cap'n Crunch Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp and cap'n Crunch Cereal
- Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, and selenium; however, cap'n Crunch Cereal is higher in folate, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
- Cap'n Crunch Cereal covers your daily folate needs 306% more than cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp.
Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp and Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +30.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +118.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +14% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +80.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +41.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -21% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +206.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +10471.4% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +100% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +80.2% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +55% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +29.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +30.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +28.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +25.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +367% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Folate | 333µg | 1555µg | 306% |
Vitamin B12 | 5µg | 0µg | 208% |
Iron | 9mg | 19.42mg | 130% |
Vitamin A | 740µg | 7µg | 81% |
Zinc | 7.5mg | 16.16mg | 79% |
Vitamin B6 | 1.7mg | 2.138mg | 34% |
Manganese | 0.747mg | 32% | |
Vitamin B2 | 1.4mg | 1.822mg | 32% |
Vitamin B1 | 1.25mg | 1.614mg | 30% |
Vitamin B3 | 16.7mg | 21.465mg | 30% |
Selenium | 19.9µg | 6.5µg | 24% |
Vitamin D | 3.3µg | 0µg | 17% |
Vitamin D | 133IU | 0IU | 17% |
Saturated fat | 0.9g | 3.346g | 11% |
Phosphorus | 237mg | 167mg | 10% |
Copper | 0.2mg | 0.111mg | 10% |
Fiber | 4.4g | 2.5g | 8% |
Sodium | 596mg | 754mg | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.7g | 0.747g | 6% |
Protein | 6.6g | 4.39g | 4% |
Magnesium | 72mg | 55mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.7g | 0.639g | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.145mg | 3% | |
Vitamin K | 1.2µg | 0.6µg | 1% |
Choline | 15.5mg | 8.6mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.4mg | 0.62mg | 1% |
Potassium | 212mg | 186mg | 1% |
Calcium | 24mg | 11mg | 1% |
Carbs | 83g | 85.51g | 1% |
Calories | 390kcal | 398kcal | 0% |
Fats | 5g | 5.12g | 0% |
Net carbs | 78.6g | 83.01g | N/A |
Sugar | 34.7g | 44.32g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.5g | 0.02g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
6.6 g
Fats:
5 g
Carbs:
83 g
Water:
2.5 g
Other:
2.9 g
Protein:
4.39 g
Fats:
5.12 g
Carbs:
85.51 g
Water:
2.5 g
Other:
2.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +50.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +16.9% |
~equal in
Fats
~5.12g
~equal in
Carbs
~85.51g
~equal in
Water
~2.5g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.7 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.747 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -73.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +166% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +127.6% |