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General Mills Cheerios vs. Post Golden Crisp Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between general Mills Cheerios and post Golden Crisp Cereal?

  • General Mills Cheerios are richer in iron, zinc, folate, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin C, yet post Golden Crisp Cereal is richer in vitamin B2 and selenium.
  • General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for iron is 331% higher.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 81% 120% 57% 1244% 128% 456% 206% 65% 463% 136%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 4.5% 16% 251% 67% 153% 97% 12% 0% 265%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2573.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.2%
Contains more IronIron +395.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +198.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +95.2%

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 72% 51% 330% 13% 332% 23% 393% 64% 552% 846% 4.5% 536%
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% 111% 277% 6.6% 350% 369% 347% 0% 438% 700% 2.3% 278%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +19%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +97%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +93%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1500%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Cheerios Post Golden Crisp Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 33.17mg 6.7mg 331%
Manganese 3.547mg 154%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 1.6mg 115%
Zinc 16.73mg 5.6mg 101%
Folate 714µg 370µg 86%
Vitamin B12 6.77µg 5.6µg 49%
Selenium 24.9µg 48.6µg 43%
Calcium 401mg 15mg 39%
Vitamin B6 2.39mg 1.9mg 38%
Phosphorus 481mg 227mg 36%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 0mg 24%
Starch 57.37g 24%
Copper 0.385mg 0.2mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.073mg 21%
Vitamin D* 136 IU 296 IU 20%
Vitamin D 3.4µg 7.4µg 20%
Fiber 9.4g 5g 18%
Vitamin A 990µg 832µg 18%
Sodium 497mg 95mg 17%
Vitamin B3 20.967mg 18.5mg 15%
Potassium 641mg 176mg 14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 2.344g 14%
Protein 12.09g 5.5g 13%
Magnesium 114mg 59mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.432g 0.6g 12%
Fats 6.73g 1.7g 8%
Carbs 73.23g 90.1g 6%
Vitamin B1 1.327mg 1.4mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.5g 0.2g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.376g 0.6g 4%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.068g 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 0.33mg 2%
Choline 26.2mg 13.8mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.9µg 1%
Calories 376kcal 380kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3.2g 1.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 311kcal 691kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.2 6 N/A
Net carbs 63.83g 85.1g N/A
Sugar 4.36g 53.6g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.167mg 0%
Threonine 0.418mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.429mg 0%
Leucine 0.91mg 0%
Lysine 0.366mg 0%
Methionine 0.178mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.628mg 0%
Valine 0.586mg 0%
Histidine 0.261mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 73% 5% 3%
Protein: 12.09 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 73.23 g
Water: 5.13 g
Other: 2.82 g
6% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.8%
Contains more FatsFats +295.9%
Contains more WaterWater +266.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 38% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.432 g
14% 43% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +296%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +305.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%

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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. General Mills Cheerios - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173884/nutrients
  2. Post Golden Crisp Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171652/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.