Corn grits vs. Trail mix — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn grits and trail mix

Corn grits has more iron; however, trail mix has more copper, phosphorus, fats, manganese, magnesium, protein, zinc, and vitamin B1.
Trail mix's daily need coverage for copper is 109% more.
Corn grits has 2 times more iron than trail mix. Corn grits has 6.71mg of iron, while trail mix has 3.05mg.
Corn grits is lower in saturated fat.
Corn grits has a higher glycemic index than trail mix.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without salt and Snacks, trail mix, regular.

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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.

Corn grits

Trail mix

Contains more IronIron

+120%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+21.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2437%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3477.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2364.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2010.2%

~equal in Sodium ~229mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Corn grits

Trail mix

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+223.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1621.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+964.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+163%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0mg	0.985mg	109%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.191g	9.65g	63%
Phosphorus	14mg	345mg	47%
Iron	6.71mg	3.05mg	46%
Fats	0.49g	29.4g	44%
Manganese	0.049mg	1.034mg	43%
Magnesium	6mg	158mg	36%
Monounsaturated fat	0.081g	12.53g	31%
Zinc	0.09mg	3.22mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.143mg	0.462mg	27%
Saturated fat	0.076g	5.55g	25%
Protein	1.58g	13.8g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.028mg	0.298mg	21%
Calories	74kcal	462kcal	19%
Potassium	27mg	685mg	19%
Vitamin B3	1.672mg	4.712mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.052mg	0.895mg	17%
Folate	27µg	71µg	11%
Carbs	15.95g	44.9g	10%
Starch	15.39g		6%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.198mg	5%
Fiber	1.1g		4%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.4mg	2%
Calcium	64mg	78mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	468kcal	335kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	135g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	4	N/A
Net carbs	14.85g	44.9g	N/A
Sugar	0.1g		N/A
Sodium	227mg	229mg	0%
Vitamin A		1µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.01mg		0%
Choline	2.6mg		0%
Tryptophan	0.011mg	0.166mg	0%
Threonine	0.052mg	0.482mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.058mg	0.515mg	0%
Leucine	0.228mg	0.89mg	0%
Lysine	0.031mg	0.515mg	0%
Methionine	0.029mg	0.202mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.087mg	0.658mg	0%
Valine	0.077mg	0.658mg	0%
Histidine	0.048mg	0.357mg	0%