General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch vs. Kellogg's Special K — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch and kellogg's Special K different?

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is higher in zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin A; however, kellogg's Special K is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, iron, selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for kellogg's Special K is 531% higher.
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 26 times more zinc than kellogg's Special K. While general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 18.12mg of zinc, kellogg's Special K contains only 0.69mg.

Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K are the varieties 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 Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Kellogg's Special K

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1830.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+279.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2526.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+314.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+36.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1068.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.179mg

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 Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Kellogg's Special K

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+83.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+9300%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+250.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+615%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+191.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250.5%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.91mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~22.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.65µg	19.4µg	531%
Vitamin B6	2.7mg	6.44mg	288%
Folate	368µg	1290µg	231%
Zinc	18.12mg	0.69mg	158%
Iron	20.48mg	28mg	94%
Selenium	4.7µg	54.9µg	91%
Vitamin E	2.14mg	15.3mg	88%
Manganese	1.545mg		67%
Vitamin B1	2.467mg	1.69mg	65%
Vitamin C	19.4mg	68mg	54%
Vitamin A	918µg	500µg	46%
Calcium	444mg	23mg	42%
Protein	5.45g	17.79g	25%
Fiber	6.8g	1.4g	22%
Phosphorus	199mg	48mg	22%
Starch	35.2g		14%
Fats	10.25g	1.79g	13%
Vitamin B2	2.067mg	1.91mg	12%
Vitamin B3	24.533mg	22.6mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.92g	0.3g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.11g	0.4g	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.918g		11%
Vitamin D*	210 IU	134 IU	10%
Vitamin D	5.3µg	3.3µg	10%
Magnesium	54mg	12mg	10%
Fructose	8.2g		10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.165g		10%
Vitamin B5	0.465mg		9%
Vitamin K	9.4µg	0.1µg	8%
Potassium	201mg	53mg	4%
Sodium	567mg	667mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.975g	0.4g	3%
Calories	410kcal	377kcal	2%
Carbs	77.99g	73.4g	2%
Copper	0.192mg	0.179mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	212kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	71.19g	72g	N/A
Sugar	30.3g	12.69g	N/A
Trans fat	0.017g	0g	N/A
Choline	13.1mg	11mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.074mg		0%
Threonine	0.181mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.191mg		0%
Leucine	0.372mg		0%
Lysine	0.085mg		0%
Methionine	0.085mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.245mg		0%
Valine	0.255mg		0%
Histidine	0.127mg		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.003g		N/A