General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

General Mills Cocoa Puffs have more zinc, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, and manganese; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 132% more than general Mills Cocoa Puffs.
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 123 times less calcium than general Mills Cocoa Puffs. General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 370mg of calcium, while kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has 3mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES.

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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 Cocoa Puffs

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+637.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+257.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+279.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+9166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+372.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+570.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+97%

Contains more IronIron	+59.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17%

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 Cocoa Puffs

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+950%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+27%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+44.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~24.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.73mg

~equal in Folate ~382µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	1.852mg	3.573mg	132%
Iron	16.7mg	26.7mg	125%
Zinc	13.9mg	0.15mg	125%
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	8.1µg	104%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	27.667mg	57%
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	1.903mg	42%
Calcium	370mg	3mg	37%
Phosphorus	222mg	47mg	25%
Starch		46.1g	19%
Fiber	5.7g	2.2g	14%
Manganese	0.369mg	0.055mg	14%
Magnesium	59mg	8mg	12%
Copper	0.148mg	0.039mg	12%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	1.73mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.1g	0.669g	10%
Vitamin A	527µg	450µg	9%
Potassium	272mg	76mg	6%
Selenium	6.5µg	3.3µg	6%
Fats	5.2g	1.68g	5%
Vitamin D*	148 IU	188 IU	5%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	4.7µg	5%
Sodium	564mg	468mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.07mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.7g	0.265g	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.629g	4%
Protein	5.6g	3.96g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.388mg	0.215mg	3%
Folate	370µg	382µg	3%
Vitamin C	22.2mg	24.2mg	2%
Carbs	83.7g	89.2g	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.2µg	2%
Choline	12.2mg	1.9mg	2%
Saturated fat	1g	0.451g	2%
Fructose		1.67g	2%
Caffeine	6mg	0mg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.032g	2%
Calories	383kcal	369kcal	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	684kcal	932kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.8	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	78g	87g	N/A
Sugar	37.2g	35.43g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.028mg	0%
Threonine		0.13mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.149mg	0%
Leucine		0.633mg	0%
Lysine		0.028mg	0%
Methionine		0.065mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.223mg	0%
Valine		0.195mg	0%
Histidine		0.112mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A