General Mills Cheerios vs. Rice cakes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between general Mills Cheerios and rice cakes

General Mills Cheerios have more iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and calcium; however, rice cakes are higher in manganese.
General Mills Cheerios cover your daily iron needs 400% more than rice cakes.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS and Snacks, rice cakes, brown rice, buckwheat.

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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

Rice cakes

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3545.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.4%
Contains more IronIron	+2809.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+569.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+32.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+74.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.38mg

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

Rice cakes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2269.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1738.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3300%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.103mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.16mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	33.17mg	1.14mg	400%
Vitamin B12	6.77µg	0µg	282%
Vitamin B6	2.39mg	0.13mg	174%
Folate	714µg	21µg	173%
Zinc	16.73mg	2.5mg	129%
Manganese	3.547mg	6.18mg	114%
Vitamin A	990µg	0µg	110%
Vitamin B1	1.327mg	0.056mg	106%
Vitamin B3	20.967mg	8.096mg	80%
Calcium	401mg	11mg	39%
Vitamin C	21.6mg	0mg	24%
Starch	57.37g		24%
Fiber	9.4g	3.8g	22%
Vitamin D*	136 IU		17%
Vitamin D	3.4µg		17%
Sodium	497mg	116mg	17%
Selenium	24.9µg	16.4µg	15%
Phosphorus	481mg	380mg	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.344g		14%
Potassium	641mg	299mg	10%
Magnesium	114mg	151mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.432g	1.11g	9%
Protein	12.09g	9g	6%
Fats	6.73g	3.5g	5%
Choline	26.2mg		5%
Vitamin E	0.65mg		4%
Saturated fat	1.5g	0.64g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.068g		4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.376g	1.11g	3%
Carbs	73.23g	80.1g	2%
Vitamin B5	1.073mg	1.16mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Copper	0.385mg	0.38mg	1%
Calories	376kcal	380kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	311kcal	422kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	3.5	N/A
Net carbs	63.83g	76.3g	N/A
Sugar	4.36g		N/A
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.103mg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.167mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.418mg	0.34mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.358mg	0%
Leucine	0.91mg	0.638mg	0%
Lysine	0.366mg	0.414mg	0%
Methionine	0.178mg	0.152mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.628mg	0.399mg	0%
Valine	0.586mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.218mg	0%
Fructose	0.09g		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A