Kellogg's Special K vs. Granola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between kellogg's Special K and granola?

Kellogg's Special K has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and selenium than granola.
Kellogg's Special K's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 308% higher.
Granola has 11 times less vitamin C than kellogg's Special K. Kellogg's Special K has 68mg of vitamin C, while granola has 6mg.
Kellogg's Special K has a higher glycemic index (69) than granola (53).

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Low Fat Granola without Raisins 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 Special K

Granola

Contains more IronIron	+656.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+217.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+43.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+305.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+235.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1015.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+375%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-61.5%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 Special K

Granola

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+529.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+122.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+121.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+58.1%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+1200%

~equal in Vitamin A ~459µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19.4µg	12µg	308%
Iron	28mg	3.7mg	304%
Vitamin B6	6.44mg	4.08mg	182%
Folate	1290µg	816µg	119%
Vitamin E	15.3mg	2.43mg	86%
Vitamin B2	1.91mg	0.87mg	80%
Vitamin B1	1.69mg	0.76mg	78%
Vitamin B3	22.6mg	10.2mg	78%
Vitamin C	68mg	6mg	69%
Selenium	54.9µg	17.3µg	68%
Zinc	0.69mg	7.7mg	64%
Copper	0.179mg	0.6mg	47%
Phosphorus	48mg	228mg	26%
Fiber	1.4g	7g	22%
Protein	17.79g	8.7g	18%
Sodium	667mg	257mg	18%
Magnesium	12mg	68mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	1.6g	8%
Vitamin D*	134 IU	82 IU	7%
Fats	1.79g	5.7g	6%
Vitamin D	3.3µg	2.1µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.3g	2.5g	6%
Potassium	53mg	215mg	5%
Vitamin A	500µg	459µg	5%
Saturated fat	0.4g	1.39g	5%
Carbs	73.4g	80.9g	3%
Choline	11mg	22.6mg	2%
Calories	377kcal	389kcal	1%
Calcium	23mg	33mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	212kcal	447kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	72g	73.9g	N/A
Sugar	12.69g	28.3g	N/A