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

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The main differences between kellogg's Apple Jacks and general Mills Cocoa Puffs

Kellogg's Apple Jacks have more vitamin C, fiber, and manganese; however, general Mills Cocoa Puffs have more zinc, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for zinc for general Mills Cocoa Puffs is 77% higher.
General Mills Cocoa Puffs have 2 times less vitamin C than kellogg's Apple Jacks. Kellogg's Apple Jacks have 54mg of vitamin C, while general Mills Cocoa Puffs have 22.2mg.

Food types used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S APPLE JACKS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, COCOA PUFFS.

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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 Cocoa Puffs

Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+103.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2983.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51%
Contains more ZincZinc	+157.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+217.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.1%

~equal in Iron ~16.7mg

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 Cocoa Puffs

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+143.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+425%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.7µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~527µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~1.4mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~1.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~18.5mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~1.852mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.6µg

~equal in Folate ~370µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	5.4mg	13.9mg	77%
Calcium	12mg	370mg	36%
Vitamin C	54mg	22.2mg	35%
Phosphorus	70mg	222mg	22%
Fiber	9.3g	5.7g	14%
Vitamin B12	5.4µg	5.6µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.9g	2.1g	8%
Magnesium	29mg	59mg	7%
Iron	16.1mg	16.7mg	7%
Copper	0.098mg	0.148mg	6%
Manganese	0.499mg	0.369mg	6%
Vitamin B2	1.52mg	1.6mg	6%
Potassium	112mg	272mg	5%
Vitamin B1	1.34mg	1.4mg	5%
Vitamin B6	1.79mg	1.852mg	5%
Sodium	466mg	564mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.7mg	4%
Vitamin B3	17.9mg	18.5mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.9g	1g	4%
Fats	3.4g	5.2g	3%
Folate	357µg	370µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.6g	1.7g	3%
Carbs	88.2g	83.7g	2%
Selenium	5.6µg	6.5µg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	6mg	2%
Protein	5.1g	5.6g	1%
Vitamin D*	143 IU	148 IU	1%
Vitamin D	3.6µg	3.7µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.345mg	0.388mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2.1µg	1%
Choline	7.5mg	12.2mg	1%
Calories	375kcal	383kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	735kcal	684kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.79	3.8	N/A
Net carbs	78.9g	78g	N/A
Sugar	43.7g	37.2g	N/A
Vitamin A	527µg	527µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.06mg		0%
Threonine	0.18mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.192mg		0%
Leucine	0.468mg		0%
Lysine	0.132mg		0%
Methionine	0.084mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.252mg		0%
Valine	0.264mg		0%
Histidine	0.144mg		0%