General Mills Cheerios vs. General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between general Mills Cheerios and general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

General Mills Cheerios have more iron, manganese, folate, phosphorus, selenium, and copper; however, general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
General Mills Cheerios cover your daily iron needs 159% more than general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 5 times less selenium than general Mills Cheerios. General Mills Cheerios contain 24.9µg of selenium, while general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 4.7µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST 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.

General Mills Cheerios

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+218.9%
Contains more IronIron	+62%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+141.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+129.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+429.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+10.7%

~equal in Zinc ~18.12mg

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.

General Mills Cheerios

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+130.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+94%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+55.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+229.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1967%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+422.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~918µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~6.65µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	33.17mg	20.48mg	159%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	2.067mg	151%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	2.467mg	95%
Manganese	3.547mg	1.545mg	87%
Folate	714µg	368µg	87%
Phosphorus	481mg	199mg	40%
Selenium	24.9µg	4.7µg	37%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	2.7mg	24%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	24.533mg	22%
Copper	0.385mg	0.192mg	21%
Magnesium	114mg	54mg	14%
Protein	12.09g	5.45g	13%
Potassium	641mg	201mg	13%
Zinc	16.73mg	18.12mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	0.465mg	12%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	5.3µg	10%
Fiber	9.4g	6.8g	10%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	2.14mg	10%
Fructose	0.09g	8.2g	10%
Vitamin D*	136 IU	210 IU	9%
Starch	57.37g	35.2g	9%
Vitamin A	990µg	918µg	8%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	9.4µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	4.92g	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.068g	0.165g	6%
Fats	6.73g	10.25g	5%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	6.65µg	5%
Calcium	401mg	444mg	4%
Sodium	497mg	567mg	3%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.344g	1.918g	3%
Calories	376kcal	410kcal	2%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	19.4mg	2%
Carbs	73.23g	77.99g	2%
Choline	26.2mg	13.1mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.5g	0.975g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	2.11g	2%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	311kcal	752kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	7.2	N/A
Net carbs	63.83g	71.19g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g	30.3g	N/A
Trans fat	0.02g	0.017g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.418mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.191mg	0%
Leucine	0.91mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.366mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.178mg	0.085mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg	0.245mg	0%
Valine	0.586mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.127mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g	0.003g	N/A