Kellogg's Corn Flakes vs. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kellogg's Corn Flakes and kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal different?

Kellogg's Corn Flakes are higher in iron, copper, selenium, and protein; however, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal is 137% higher.
Kellogg's Corn Flakes contain 5 times more copper than kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal. While kellogg's Corn Flakes contain 0.198mg of copper, kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal contains only 0.039mg.
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has less sodium.
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal has a lower glycemic index (55) than kellogg's Corn Flakes (80).

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES 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.

Kellogg's Corn Flakes

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+121.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+407.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+117%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+205.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+151.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-35.8%

~equal in Iron ~26.7mg

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 Corn Flakes

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Cereal

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+71.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+15.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+99.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+62%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~450µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.215mg

~equal in Folate ~382µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	1.79mg	3.573mg	137%
Vitamin B12	5µg	8.1µg	129%
Vitamin B3	17.9mg	27.667mg	61%
Vitamin B1	1.34mg	1.903mg	47%
Iron	28.9mg	26.7mg	28%
Starch		46.1g	19%
Copper	0.198mg	0.039mg	18%
Vitamin B2	1.52mg	1.73mg	16%
Sodium	729mg	468mg	11%
Selenium	8.3µg	3.3µg	9%
Zinc	1mg	0.15mg	8%
Phosphorus	102mg	47mg	8%
Protein	7.5g	3.96g	7%
Magnesium	39mg	8mg	7%
Vitamin D*	143 IU	188 IU	6%
Vitamin D	3.6µg	4.7µg	6%
Folate	357µg	382µg	6%
Manganese	0.168mg	0.055mg	5%
Vitamin C	21mg	24.2mg	4%
Fiber	3.3g	2.2g	4%
Vitamin A	490µg	450µg	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.629g	4%
Potassium	168mg	76mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.196g	0.669g	3%
Fats	0.4g	1.68g	2%
Carbs	84.1g	89.2g	2%
Saturated fat	0.116g	0.451g	2%
Fructose		1.67g	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.032g	2%
Calories	357kcal	369kcal	1%
Choline	8.7mg	1.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	476kcal	932kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	27g	N/A
Net carbs	80.8g	87g	N/A
Calcium	5mg	3mg	0%
Sugar	9.5g	35.43g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.07mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.229mg	0.215mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.2µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.067g	0.265g	0%
Tryptophan	0.045mg	0.028mg	0%
Threonine	0.227mg	0.13mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.25mg	0.149mg	0%
Leucine	1.044mg	0.633mg	0%
Lysine	0.079mg	0.028mg	0%
Methionine	0.136mg	0.065mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.374mg	0.223mg	0%
Valine	0.306mg	0.195mg	0%
Histidine	0.17mg	0.112mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A