General Mills Cheerios vs. Granola bars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are general Mills Cheerios and granola bars different?

General Mills Cheerios are higher than granola bars in iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin B1, manganese, and calcium.
General Mills Cheerios cover your daily need for iron 378% more than granola bars.
General Mills Cheerios have a higher glycemic index (75) than granola bars (46).

Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain types were used in this article.

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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

Granola bars

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+557.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1024.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+724.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-40.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.392mg

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

Granola bars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+49400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+402.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1226.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2711.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3004.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+221.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+711.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	33.17mg	2.95mg	378%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	0µg	282%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	0.085mg	177%
Folate	714µg	23µg	173%
Zinc	16.73mg	2.03mg	134%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	1.581mg	121%
Vitamin A	990µg	2µg	110%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	0.264mg	89%
Manganese	3.547mg	1.777mg	77%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	12.05g	64%
Calcium	401mg	61mg	34%
Phosphorus	481mg	277mg	29%
Starch	57.37g		24%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	0.9mg	23%
Fats	6.73g	19.8g	20%
Vitamin D*	136 IU	0 IU	17%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	0µg	17%
Fiber	9.4g	5.3g	16%
Selenium	24.9µg	16.2µg	16%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.344g		14%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	14.6µg	11%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	2.09mg	10%
Potassium	641mg	336mg	9%
Sodium	497mg	294mg	9%
Calories	376kcal	471kcal	5%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	0.813mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	4.38g	5%
Protein	12.09g	10.1g	4%
Magnesium	114mg	97mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.5g	2.37g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.068g		4%
Carbs	73.23g	64.4g	3%
Copper	0.385mg	0.392mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.119mg	1%
Choline	26.2mg	22mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	311kcal	466kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	6.9	N/A
Net carbs	63.83g	59.1g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g	28.57g	N/A
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg	0.177mg	0%
Threonine	0.418mg	0.264mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.352mg	0%
Leucine	0.91mg	0.724mg	0%
Lysine	0.366mg	0.4mg	0%
Methionine	0.178mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg	0.479mg	0%
Valine	0.586mg	0.508mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.216mg	0%
Fructose	0.09g		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A