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Corn chips vs. Cap'n Crunch Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between corn chips and cap'n Crunch Cereal

  • Corn chips have more vitamin E and fats, while cap'n Crunch Cereal has more folate, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal covers your daily need for folate 387% more than corn chips.
  • Corn chips contain 12 times more vitamin E than cap'n Crunch Cereal. While corn chips contain 7.23mg of vitamin E, cap'n Crunch Cereal contains only 0.62mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain and Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 41% 13% 45% 34% 35% 83% 67% 43% 41%
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 +30.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1154.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.2%
Contains more IronIron +1518.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1152.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.111mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 1% 145% 12% 18% 16% 11% 39% 0% 16% 6%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 2.3% 12% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1066.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +950%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3334%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2235.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2449.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1180.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +19337.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn chips Cap'n Crunch Cereal DV% diff.
Folate 8µg 1555µg 387%
Iron 1.2mg 19.42mg 228%
Vitamin B6 0.167mg 2.138mg 152%
Zinc 1.29mg 16.16mg 135%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 1.822mg 134%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 1.614mg 131%
Vitamin B3 0.842mg 21.465mg 129%
Polyunsaturated fat 16.438g 0.747g 105%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 16.036g 94%
Vitamin E 7.23mg 0.62mg 44%
Fats 33.36g 5.12g 43%
Starch 51.36g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 9.134g 0.639g 21%
Manganese 0.333mg 0.747mg 18%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.264g 17%
Calcium 138mg 11mg 13%
Carbs 56.9g 85.51g 10%
Sodium 514mg 754mg 10%
Calories 538kcal 398kcal 7%
Fiber 4g 2.5g 6%
Vitamin K 6.3µg 0.6µg 5%
Protein 6.17g 4.39g 4%
Magnesium 72mg 55mg 4%
Phosphorus 194mg 167mg 4%
Saturated fat 4.331g 3.346g 4%
Selenium 7.6µg 6.5µg 2%
Potassium 144mg 186mg 1%
Copper 0.101mg 0.111mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.145mg 1%
Choline 12.1mg 8.6mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 1.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 872kcal 907kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 19g 25g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.9 0.41 N/A
Net carbs 52.9g 83.01g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 44.32g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.088g 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.246mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.235mg 0%
Leucine 0.803mg 0%
Lysine 0.185mg 0%
Methionine 0.137mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.322mg 0%
Valine 0.331mg 0%
Histidine 0.2mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid) 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.007g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 33% 57% 3%
Protein: 6.17 g
Fats: 33.36 g
Carbs: 56.9 g
Water: 1.07 g
Other: 2.5 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 +40.5%
Contains more FatsFats +551.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +50.3%
Contains more WaterWater +133.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 31% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.331 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 16.438 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 +1329.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2100.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%

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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. Corn chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167537/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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