Cocoa Pebbles Cereal vs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cocoa Pebbles Cereal and general Mills Cocoa Puffs?

Cocoa Pebbles Cereal is richer in vitamin A, copper, and vitamin D*, yet general Mills Cocoa Puffs are richer in iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin C, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and fiber.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for iron is 131% higher.
Cocoa Pebbles Cereal has 2 times more copper than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. Cocoa Pebbles Cereal has 0.3mg of copper, while general Mills Cocoa Puffs have 0.148mg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, COCOA PEBBLES and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS types in this comparison.

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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.

Cocoa Pebbles Cereal

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains more CopperCopper	+102.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+90.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1581.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.9%
Contains more IronIron	+169.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+167.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Sodium ~564mg

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.

Cocoa Pebbles Cereal

General Mills Cocoa Puffs

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+47.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+438.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+61.5%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~18.5mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.852mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.6µg

~equal in Folate ~370µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	6.2mg	16.7mg	131%
Zinc	5.2mg	13.9mg	79%
Calcium	22mg	370mg	35%
Vitamin A	776µg	527µg	28%
Vitamin C	0mg	22.2mg	25%
Phosphorus	95mg	222mg	18%
Copper	0.3mg	0.148mg	17%
Vitamin B12	5.2µg	5.6µg	17%
Vitamin D*	276 IU	148 IU	16%
Vitamin D	6.9µg	3.7µg	16%
Fiber	1.6g	5.7g	16%
Manganese		0.369mg	16%
Selenium	14µg	6.5µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.1g	2.1g	13%
Vitamin B6	1.7mg	1.852mg	12%
Saturated fat	3.6g	1g	12%
Vitamin B1	1.3mg	1.4mg	8%
Vitamin B2	1.5mg	1.6mg	8%
Vitamin B3	17.2mg	18.5mg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.388mg	8%
Magnesium	31mg	59mg	7%
Folate	345µg	370µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.13mg	0.7mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.2g	1.7g	4%
Protein	4.8g	5.6g	2%
Fats	4.1g	5.2g	2%
Potassium	193mg	272mg	2%
Choline	3.8mg	12.2mg	2%
Calories	397kcal	383kcal	1%
Carbs	85.7g	83.7g	1%
Sodium	594mg	564mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	2.1µg	1%
Caffeine	2mg	6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.2g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	827kcal	684kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.08	3.8	N/A
Net carbs	84.1g	78g	N/A
Sugar	35.8g	37.2g	N/A
Trans fat	0.1g	0g	N/A