General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch vs. Post Golden Crisp Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch and post Golden Crisp Cereal

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch has more iron, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin C; however, post Golden Crisp Cereal is higher in selenium.
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch covers your daily iron needs 172% more than post Golden Crisp Cereal.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP.

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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

Post Golden Crisp Cereal

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2860%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.2%
Contains more IronIron	+205.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+223.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+934%

~equal in Magnesium ~59mg

~equal in Copper ~0.2mg

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

Post Golden Crisp Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+548.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+76.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+944.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+39.6%

~equal in Vitamin A ~832µg

~equal in Folate ~370µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	20.48mg	6.7mg	172%
Zinc	18.12mg	5.6mg	114%
Vitamin B1	2.467mg	1.4mg	89%
Selenium	4.7µg	48.6µg	80%
Manganese	1.545mg		67%
Vitamin B6	2.7mg	1.9mg	62%
Vitamin B12	6.65µg	5.6µg	44%
Calcium	444mg	15mg	43%
Vitamin B3	24.533mg	18.5mg	38%
Vitamin B2	2.067mg	1.6mg	36%
Vitamin C	19.4mg	0mg	22%
Sodium	567mg	95mg	21%
Starch	35.2g		14%
Fats	10.25g	1.7g	13%
Vitamin E	2.14mg	0.33mg	12%
Vitamin D*	210 IU	296 IU	11%
Vitamin D	5.3µg	7.4µg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.92g	0.6g	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.918g		11%
Vitamin A	918µg	832µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.11g	0.6g	10%
Fructose	8.2g		10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.165g		10%
Vitamin B5	0.465mg		9%
Fiber	6.8g	5g	7%
Vitamin K	9.4µg	0.9µg	7%
Carbs	77.99g	90.1g	4%
Phosphorus	199mg	227mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.975g	0.2g	4%
Calories	410kcal	380kcal	2%
Magnesium	54mg	59mg	1%
Potassium	201mg	176mg	1%
Copper	0.192mg	0.2mg	1%
Folate	368µg	370µg	1%
Protein	5.45g	5.5g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	752kcal	691kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	6	N/A
Net carbs	71.19g	85.1g	N/A
Sugar	30.3g	53.6g	N/A
Trans fat	0.017g	0g	N/A
Choline	13.1mg	13.8mg	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