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Trail mix vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are trail mix and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal different?

  • Trail mix has more copper, phosphorus, and manganese; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 338% more than trail mix.
  • Trail mix has 25 times more copper than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. Trail mix has 0.985mg of copper, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 0.039mg.
  • Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is 55, while the glycemic index of trail mix is 15.

Snacks, trail mix, regular and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES types were used in this article.

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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 113% 23% 60% 114% 328% 88% 148% 30% 135% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 0.9% 6.7% 1001% 13% 4.1% 20% 61% 7.2% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +801.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2425.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2046.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +634%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1780%
Contains more IronIron +775.4%

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 4.7% 0.33% 0% 0% 116% 46% 88% 54% 69% 0% 0% 53% 0%
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 81% 150% 1.4% 71% 476% 399% 519% 13% 825% 1013% 0.5% 287% 1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +316.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1628.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +44900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +311.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +773.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +487.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1099%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +438%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Trail mix Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 8.1µg 338%
Iron 3.05mg 26.7mg 296%
Vitamin B6 0.298mg 3.573mg 252%
Vitamin B3 4.712mg 27.667mg 143%
Vitamin B1 0.462mg 1.903mg 120%
Vitamin B2 0.198mg 1.73mg 118%
Copper 0.985mg 0.039mg 105%
Folate 71µg 382µg 78%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.65g 0.669g 60%
Vitamin A 1µg 450µg 50%
Fats 29.4g 1.68g 43%
Manganese 1.034mg 0.055mg 43%
Phosphorus 345mg 47mg 43%
Magnesium 158mg 8mg 36%
Monounsaturated fat 12.53g 0.265g 31%
Zinc 3.22mg 0.15mg 28%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 24.2mg 25%
Vitamin D 4.7µg 24%
Vitamin D 188IU 24%
Saturated fat 5.55g 0.451g 23%
Protein 13.8g 3.96g 20%
Starch 46.1g 19%
Potassium 685mg 76mg 18%
Carbs 44.9g 89.2g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.895mg 0.215mg 14%
Sodium 229mg 468mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Calcium 78mg 3mg 8%
Selenium 3.3µg 6%
Calories 462kcal 369kcal 5%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Net carbs 44.9g 87g N/A
Sugar 35.43g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Choline 1.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.166mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.482mg 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.515mg 0.149mg 0%
Leucine 0.89mg 0.633mg 0%
Lysine 0.515mg 0.028mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.658mg 0.223mg 0%
Valine 0.658mg 0.195mg 0%
Histidine 0.357mg 0.112mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.629g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 29% 45% 9% 3%
Protein: 13.8 g
Fats: 29.4 g
Carbs: 44.9 g
Water: 9.2 g
Other: 2.7 g
4% 2% 89% 4%
Protein: 3.96 g
Fats: 1.68 g
Carbs: 89.2 g
Water: 4.18 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +248.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1650%
Contains more WaterWater +120.1%
Contains more OtherOther +175.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 45% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.53 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.65 g
33% 19% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.265 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.669 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4628.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1342.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.9%

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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. Trail mix - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167561/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.