General Mills Cocoa Puffs vs. Taquitos — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between general Mills Cocoa Puffs and taquitos?

General Mills Cocoa Puffs are richer than taquitos in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin A, and calcium.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 226% more.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 20 times more zinc than taquitos. While general Mills Cocoa Puffs have 13.9mg of zinc, taquitos have only 0.71mg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS and Taquitos, frozen, chicken, and cheese, oven-heated types 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 Cocoa Puffs

Taquitos

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+145.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+255.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+75.5%
Contains more IronIron	+576.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+48%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1857.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+156.9%

~equal in Manganese ~0.387mg

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

Taquitos

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1656.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+323%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+477.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+380.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1222.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3011.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+444.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+704.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	5.6µg	0.18µg	226%
Iron	16.7mg	2.47mg	178%
Vitamin B6	1.852mg	0.14mg	132%
Zinc	13.9mg	0.71mg	120%
Vitamin B2	1.6mg	0.277mg	102%
Vitamin B3	18.5mg	3.85mg	92%
Vitamin B1	1.4mg	0.331mg	89%
Folate	370µg	68µg	76%
Vitamin A	527µg	30µg	55%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.593g	37%
Calcium	370mg	104mg	27%
Vitamin C	22.2mg	0mg	25%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.591g	21%
Selenium	6.5µg	16.7µg	19%
Vitamin D*	148 IU	3 IU	18%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	0.1µg	18%
Carbs	83.7g	33.63g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.1g	4.235g	14%
Phosphorus	222mg	132mg	13%
Starch		29.62g	12%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	16.9µg	12%
Fats	5.2g	12.54g	11%
Fiber	5.7g	2.9g	11%
Magnesium	59mg	24mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1.7g	4.835g	8%
Protein	5.6g	9.21g	7%
Saturated fat	1g	2.31g	6%
Calories	383kcal	284kcal	5%
Copper	0.148mg	0.1mg	5%
Sodium	564mg	453mg	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	13mg	4%
Potassium	272mg	155mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	1.13mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.388mg	0.481mg	2%
Caffeine	6mg	0mg	2%
Manganese	0.369mg	0.387mg	1%
Choline	12.2mg	15.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	3.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	684kcal	308kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.8	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	78g	30.73g	N/A
Sugar	37.2g	1.3g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.071g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.1mg	0%
Threonine		0.269mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.358mg	0%
Leucine		0.717mg	0%
Lysine		0.468mg	0%
Methionine		0.189mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.418mg	0%
Valine		0.428mg	0%
Histidine		0.249mg	0%
Fructose		0.12g	0%
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A