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Potato sticks vs. Cap'n Crunch Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between potato sticks and cap'n Crunch Cereal

  • Potato sticks have more vitamin E, vitamin C, and potassium; however, cap'n Crunch Cereal is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal covers your daily folate needs 379% more than potato sticks.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, potato sticks 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.4% 109% 85% 105% 27% 74% 83% 55% 44%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +565.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.6%
Contains more IronIron +755.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1532.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~167mg

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 158% 0% 182% 0% 24% 27% 90% 24% 74% 0% 55% 30% 19%
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% 2.3% 12% 0% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1369.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +177.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3583.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +305.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1581.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1470.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +348.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +568.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +3787.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato sticks Cap'n Crunch Cereal DV% diff.
Folate 40µg 1555µg 379%
Iron 2.27mg 19.42mg 214%
Vitamin B6 0.32mg 2.138mg 140%
Zinc 0.99mg 16.16mg 138%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 1.822mg 131%
Vitamin B1 0.096mg 1.614mg 127%
Polyunsaturated fat 17.9g 0.747g 114%
Vitamin B3 4.785mg 21.465mg 104%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.62mg 57%
Vitamin C 47.3mg 0mg 53%
Fats 34.4g 5.12g 45%
Potassium 1237mg 186mg 31%
Saturated fat 8.88g 3.346g 25%
Copper 0.315mg 0.111mg 23%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 0.6µg 18%
Manganese 0.423mg 0.747mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 6.16g 0.639g 14%
Carbs 53.3g 85.51g 11%
Calories 522kcal 398kcal 6%
Protein 6.7g 4.39g 5%
Sodium 633mg 754mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.145mg 5%
Choline 34.9mg 8.6mg 5%
Fiber 3.4g 2.5g 4%
Selenium 8.1µg 6.5µg 3%
Magnesium 64mg 55mg 2%
Phosphorus 172mg 167mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 49.9g 83.01g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 44.32g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 34% 53% 2% 3%
Protein: 6.7 g
Fats: 34.4 g
Carbs: 53.3 g
Water: 2.2 g
Other: 3.4 g
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.6%
Contains more FatsFats +571.9%
Contains more OtherOther +37.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.4%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 19% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.88 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 17.9 g
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +864%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2296.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.3%

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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. Potato sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168854/nutrients
  2. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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