General Mills Cheerios vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between general Mills Cheerios and gratin?

Gratin has less iron, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B6, manganese, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and phosphorus than general Mills Cheerios.
General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for iron is 407% higher.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.

General Mills Cheerios

Gratin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+470%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+237%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.9%
Contains more IronIron	+5082.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+140.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2324.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+325.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2103.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+822.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-12.9%

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

Gratin

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+118.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1446.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1973.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2011.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+177.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1273.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+6390.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+16%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	33.17mg	0.64mg	407%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	0µg	282%
Folate	714µg	11µg	176%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	0.174mg	170%
Manganese	3.547mg	0.161mg	147%
Zinc	16.73mg	0.69mg	146%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	0.993mg	125%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	0.064mg	105%
Vitamin A	990µg	64µg	103%
Phosphorus	481mg	113mg	53%
Selenium	24.9µg	2.7µg	40%
Fiber	9.4g	1.8g	30%
Calcium	401mg	119mg	28%
Copper	0.385mg	0.16mg	25%
Starch	57.37g		24%
Magnesium	114mg	20mg	22%
Carbs	73.23g	11.27g	21%
Vitamin D*	136 IU	0 IU	17%
Vitamin D	3.4µg	0µg	17%
Saturated fat	1.5g	4.733g	15%
Protein	12.09g	5.06g	14%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	0.387mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	0.276g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.344g		14%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	9.9mg	13%
Calories	376kcal	132kcal	12%
Cholesterol	0mg	23mg	8%
Potassium	641mg	396mg	7%
Choline	26.2mg		5%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.068g		4%
Sodium	497mg	433mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Fats	6.73g	7.59g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.116mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	2.149g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	311kcal	261kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	63.83g	9.47g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g		N/A
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg	0.07mg	0%
Threonine	0.418mg	0.192mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.284mg	0%
Leucine	0.91mg	0.443mg	0%
Lysine	0.366mg	0.381mg	0%
Methionine	0.178mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg	0.254mg	0%
Valine	0.586mg	0.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.151mg	0%
Fructose	0.09g		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A