Kellogg's Apple Jacks vs. General Mills Cheerios — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between kellogg's Apple Jacks and general Mills Cheerios?

Kellogg's Apple Jacks are richer in vitamin B2, yet general Mills Cheerios are richer in iron, manganese, zinc, folate, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and calcium.
General Mills Cheerios' daily need coverage for iron is 213% higher.
Kellogg's Apple Jacks have 15 times more vitamin B2 than general Mills Cheerios. Kellogg's Apple Jacks have 1.52mg of vitamin B2, while general Mills Cheerios have 0.1mg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S APPLE JACKS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS types in this comparison.

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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.

Kellogg's Apple Jacks

General Mills Cheerios

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+293.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3241.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+472.3%
Contains more IronIron	+106%
Contains more CopperCopper	+292.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+209.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+587.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+610.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+344.6%

~equal in Sodium ~497mg

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.

Kellogg's Apple Jacks

General Mills Cheerios

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1420%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+87.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+211%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+25.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+350%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.4µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.327mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	16.1mg	33.17mg	213%
Manganese	0.499mg	3.547mg	133%
Vitamin B2	1.52mg	0.1mg	109%
Zinc	5.4mg	16.73mg	103%
Folate	357µg	714µg	89%
Phosphorus	70mg	481mg	59%
Vitamin B12	5.4µg	6.77µg	57%
Vitamin A	527µg	990µg	51%
Vitamin B6	1.79mg	2.39mg	46%
Calcium	12mg	401mg	39%
Vitamin C	54mg	21.6mg	36%
Selenium	5.6µg	24.9µg	35%
Copper	0.098mg	0.385mg	32%
Starch		57.37g	24%
Magnesium	29mg	114mg	20%
Vitamin B3	17.9mg	20.967mg	19%
Potassium	112mg	641mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.345mg	1.073mg	15%
Protein	5.1g	12.09g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.344g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.9g	2.432g	10%
Fats	3.4g	6.73g	5%
Carbs	88.2g	73.23g	5%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.65mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.6g	2.376g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.068g	4%
Choline	7.5mg	26.2mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.9g	1.5g	2%
Vitamin D*	143 IU	136 IU	1%
Vitamin D	3.6µg	3.4µg	1%
Sodium	466mg	497mg	1%
Vitamin B1	1.34mg	1.327mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	1.8µg	1%
Calories	375kcal	376kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	3.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	735kcal	311kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.79	3.2	N/A
Net carbs	78.9g	63.83g	N/A
Sugar	43.7g	4.36g	N/A
Fiber	9.3g	9.4g	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.06mg	0.167mg	0%
Threonine	0.18mg	0.418mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.192mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	0.468mg	0.91mg	0%
Lysine	0.132mg	0.366mg	0%
Methionine	0.084mg	0.178mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.252mg	0.628mg	0%
Valine	0.264mg	0.586mg	0%
Histidine	0.144mg	0.261mg	0%
Fructose		0.09g	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.001g	N/A