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

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What are the differences between kellogg's Special K and kellogg's Corn Flakes?

Kellogg's Special K is richer than kellogg's Corn Flakes in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin E, selenium, vitamin C, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and protein.
Kellogg's Special K's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 600% more.
Kellogg's Special K has 128 times more vitamin E than kellogg's Corn Flakes. While kellogg's Special K has 15.3mg of vitamin E, kellogg's Corn Flakes have only 0.12mg.
The glycemic index of kellogg's Special K is lower.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SPECIAL K and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes types 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 Special K

Kellogg's Corn Flakes

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+360%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+561.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+217%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Iron ~28.9mg

~equal in Sodium ~729mg

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

Kellogg's Corn Flakes

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+223.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+12650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+259.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+288%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+261.3%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

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~equal in Vitamin D ~3.6µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~490µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19.4µg	5µg	600%
Vitamin B6	6.44mg	1.79mg	358%
Folate	1290µg	357µg	233%
Vitamin E	15.3mg	0.12mg	101%
Selenium	54.9µg	8.3µg	85%
Vitamin C	68mg	21mg	52%
Vitamin B2	1.91mg	1.52mg	30%
Vitamin B1	1.69mg	1.34mg	29%
Vitamin B3	22.6mg	17.9mg	29%
Protein	17.79g	7.5g	21%
Iron	28mg	28.9mg	11%
Fiber	1.4g	3.3g	8%
Phosphorus	48mg	102mg	8%
Manganese		0.168mg	7%
Magnesium	12mg	39mg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.229mg	5%
Carbs	73.4g	84.1g	4%
Potassium	53mg	168mg	3%
Zinc	0.69mg	1mg	3%
Sodium	667mg	729mg	3%
Fats	1.79g	0.4g	2%
Vitamin D	3.3µg	3.6µg	2%
Calcium	23mg	5mg	2%
Copper	0.179mg	0.198mg	2%
Calories	377kcal	357kcal	1%
Vitamin D*	134 IU	143 IU	1%
Vitamin A	500µg	490µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.4g	0.116g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.3g	0.067g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.4g	0.196g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	212kcal	476kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	28g	N/A
Net carbs	72g	80.8g	N/A
Sugar	12.69g	9.5g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Choline	11mg	8.7mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.045mg	0%
Threonine		0.227mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.25mg	0%
Leucine		1.044mg	0%
Lysine		0.079mg	0%
Methionine		0.136mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.374mg	0%
Valine		0.306mg	0%
Histidine		0.17mg	0%