Kellogg's Apple Jacks vs. Kix Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between kellogg's Apple Jacks and kix Cereal

Kellogg's Apple Jacks have more vitamin C, while kix Cereal has more iron, zinc, folate, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
Kix Cereal's daily need coverage for iron is 199% higher.
Kix Cereal contains 2 times less vitamin C than kellogg's Apple Jacks. Kellogg's Apple Jacks contain 54mg of vitamin C, while kix Cereal contains 25.4mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S APPLE JACKS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX.

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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

Kix Cereal

Contains less SodiumSodium

-21.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.1%
Contains more IronIron	+98.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+222.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+170%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+126.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.8%

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

Kix Cereal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+112.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.3µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	16.1mg	32mg	199%
Zinc	5.4mg	17.42mg	109%
Folate	357µg	787µg	108%
Calcium	12mg	570mg	56%
Vitamin B1	1.34mg	1.955mg	51%
Vitamin B3	17.9mg	24.25mg	40%
Vitamin A	527µg	879µg	39%
Vitamin B6	1.79mg	2.3mg	39%
Vitamin B2	1.52mg	2mg	37%
Vitamin C	54mg	25.4mg	32%
Manganese	0.499mg	1.13mg	27%
Starch		58.47g	24%
Phosphorus	70mg	189mg	17%
Vitamin B12	5.4µg	5.7µg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.21g	7%
Sodium	466mg	596mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.9g	0.576g	6%
Protein	5.1g	7.69g	5%
Magnesium	29mg	51mg	5%
Copper	0.098mg	0.142mg	5%
Selenium	5.6µg	8.5µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.345mg	0.522mg	4%
Potassium	112mg	223mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.9g	1.277g	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.04g	3%
Carbs	88.2g	82.82g	2%
Vitamin D	3.6µg	3.3µg	2%
Fiber	9.3g	8.8g	2%
Calories	375kcal	357kcal	1%
Vitamin D*	143 IU	133 IU	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.3mg	1%
Choline	7.5mg	15.3mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.6g	0.99g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.4g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	735kcal	464kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	28g	N/A
Fats	3.4g	3.46g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.79	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	78.9g	74.02g	N/A
Sugar	43.7g	9.76g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.025g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.06mg	0.062mg	0%
Threonine	0.18mg	0.279mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.192mg	0.258mg	0%
Leucine	0.468mg	0.971mg	0%
Lysine	0.132mg	0.176mg	0%
Methionine	0.084mg	0.134mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.252mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.264mg	0.331mg	0%
Histidine	0.144mg	0.186mg	0%
Fructose		0.11g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A