Bran cereal vs. General Mills Cheerios — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between bran cereal and general Mills Cheerios

Bran cereal has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, manganese, folate, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B1, and copper; however, general Mills Cheerios have more iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for bran cereal is 739% higher.
General Mills Cheerios have 27 times less vitamin B2 than bran cereal. Bran cereal has 2.71mg of vitamin B2, while general Mills Cheerios have 0.1mg.
General Mills Cheerios have a higher glycemic index than bran cereal.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS.

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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.

Bran cereal

General Mills Cheerios

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+217.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+139.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+108.9%

Contains more IronIron	+88.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+164.9%

~equal in Calcium ~401mg

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.

Bran cereal

General Mills Cheerios

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2610%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+402.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+177.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+188.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~21.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.073mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	12mg	2.39mg	739%
Vitamin B12	18.8µg	6.77µg	501%
Vitamin B2	2.71mg	0.1mg	201%
Iron	17.6mg	33.17mg	195%
Manganese	7.41mg	3.547mg	168%
Folate	1310µg	714µg	149%
Phosphorus	1150mg	481mg	96%
Fiber	29.3g	9.4g	80%
Vitamin B1	2.27mg	1.327mg	79%
Copper	1.04mg	0.385mg	73%
Magnesium	362mg	114mg	59%
Vitamin A	522µg	990µg	52%
Zinc	12.4mg	16.73mg	39%
Vitamin B3	14.8mg	20.967mg	39%
Selenium	9.4µg	24.9µg	28%
Starch	21.8g	57.37g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.344g	14%
Potassium	1020mg	641mg	11%
Sodium	258mg	497mg	10%
Calories	259kcal	376kcal	6%
Vitamin D	4.3µg	3.4µg	5%
Vitamin D*	170 IU	136 IU	4%
Vitamin E	1.19mg	0.65mg	4%
Choline	49.4mg	26.2mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.89g	2.376g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.068g	4%
Fats	4.9g	6.73g	3%
Vitamin K	5.2µg	1.8µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2g	2.432g	3%
Protein	13.14g	12.09g	2%
Vitamin C	20mg	21.6mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.1g	1.5g	2%
Calcium	389mg	401mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.1g	3.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	197kcal	311kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	39g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	3.2	N/A
Net carbs	44.94g	63.83g	N/A
Carbs	74.24g	73.23g	0%
Sugar	15.69g	4.36g	N/A
Vitamin B5	1.06mg	1.073mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.167mg	0%
Threonine	0.38mg	0.418mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.35mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	0.7mg	0.91mg	0%
Lysine	0.35mg	0.366mg	0%
Methionine	0.17mg	0.178mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.48mg	0.628mg	0%
Valine	0.52mg	0.586mg	0%
Histidine	0.28mg	0.261mg	0%
Fructose	0.36g	0.09g	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.001g	N/A