Grape-Nuts Cereal vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grape-Nuts Cereal and potato chips different?

Grape-Nuts Cereal is higher in iron, manganese, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and fiber; however, potato chips are richer in vitamin E, fats, and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for iron for grape-Nuts Cereal is 330% higher.
Grape-Nuts Cereal contains 8 times more folate than potato chips. While grape-Nuts Cereal contains 345µg of folate, potato chips contain only 45µg.
Grape-Nuts Cereal has less saturated fat.
Potato chips have a lower glycemic index (56) than grape-Nuts Cereal (75).

Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted 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.

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Potato chips

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+85.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1617.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+89.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+183%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+635.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+218.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.306mg

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.

Grape-Nuts Cereal

Potato chips

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+289.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+666.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+31000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1369.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1005%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	28mg	1.63mg	330%
Manganese	3.236mg	0.44mg	122%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.78g	12.17g	76%
Folate	345µg	45µg	75%
Vitamin E	0.62mg	9.11mg	57%
Fats	1.81g	34.6g	50%
Saturated fat	0.34g	10.96g	48%
Phosphorus	467mg	165mg	43%
Vitamin B1	0.65mg	0.167mg	40%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	31.1mg	34%
Fiber	13g	4.8g	33%
Vitamin B3	8.62mg	3.827mg	30%
Potassium	400mg	1275mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	0.21g	9.84g	24%
Histidine		153mg	22%
Sodium	465mg	8mg	20%
Vitamin K	2µg	22.1µg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.86mg	0.66mg	15%
Magnesium	124mg	67mg	14%
Calories	361kcal	536kcal	9%
Carbs	80.49g	52.9g	9%
Zinc	2.07mg	1.09mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.872mg	0.402mg	9%
Protein	11.22g	7g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.197mg	6%
Copper	0.34mg	0.306mg	4%
Selenium	9.1µg	8.1µg	2%
Calcium	32mg	24mg	1%
Choline	31.9mg	37.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	322kcal	766kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	2	N/A
Net carbs	67.49g	48.1g	N/A
Sugar	8.86g	0.22g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.108mg	0%
Threonine		0.253mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.283mg	0%
Leucine		0.419mg	0%
Lysine		0.424mg	0%
Methionine		0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.31mg	0%
Valine		0.392mg	0%