Kix Cereal vs. Kellogg's Froot Loops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kix Cereal and kellogg's Froot Loops different?

Kix Cereal is richer in iron, zinc, folate, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin A, and vitamin B2, while kellogg's Froot Loops are higher in vitamin C.
Kix Cereal covers your daily need for iron 206% more than kellogg's Froot Loops.
Kix Cereal contains 57 times more calcium than kellogg's Froot Loops. Kix Cereal contains 570mg of calcium, while kellogg's Froot Loops contain 10mg.

Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX and Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROOT LOOPS types were 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.

Kix Cereal

Kellogg's Froot Loops

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.6%
Contains more IronIron	+106.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+59.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+235%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+155.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+101.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-21.3%

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.

Kix Cereal

Kellogg's Froot Loops

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+51.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+128.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+104.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin D ~3.5µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~5.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	32mg	15.5mg	206%
Zinc	17.42mg	5.2mg	111%
Folate	787µg	345µg	111%
Calcium	570mg	10mg	56%
Vitamin B1	1.955mg	1.29mg	55%
Vitamin B6	2.3mg	1.72mg	45%
Vitamin B3	24.25mg	17.2mg	44%
Vitamin A	879µg	501µg	42%
Vitamin B2	2mg	1.47mg	41%
Vitamin C	25.4mg	52mg	30%
Manganese	1.13mg	0.56mg	25%
Starch	58.47g		24%
Vitamin B12	5.7µg	5.2µg	21%
Phosphorus	189mg	74mg	16%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.21g		7%
Copper	0.142mg	0.089mg	6%
Sodium	596mg	469mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.576g	1.8g	6%
Protein	7.69g	5.3g	5%
Magnesium	51mg	31mg	5%
Selenium	8.5µg	5.9µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.522mg	0.347mg	4%
Potassium	223mg	117mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.277g	0.9g	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.04g		3%
Carbs	82.82g	88g	2%
Fiber	8.8g	9.3g	2%
Calories	357kcal	375kcal	1%
Vitamin D*	133 IU	138 IU	1%
Vitamin D	3.3µg	3.5µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.15mg	1%
Choline	15.3mg	10.5mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.99g	0.6g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	1.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	464kcal	708kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	27g	N/A
Fats	3.46g	3.4g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	0.83	N/A
Net carbs	74.02g	78.7g	N/A
Sugar	9.76g	41.7g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.025g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.062mg	0.089mg	0%
Threonine	0.279mg	0.167mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.258mg	0.156mg	0%
Leucine	0.971mg	0.435mg	0%
Lysine	0.176mg	0.1mg	0%
Methionine	0.134mg	0.078mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.245mg	0%
Valine	0.331mg	0.201mg	0%
Histidine	0.186mg	0.1mg	0%
Fructose	0.11g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.005g	0g	N/A