Lucky Charms Cereal vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lucky Charms Cereal and banana chips

Lucky Charms Cereal is richer than banana chips in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, folate, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
Lucky Charms Cereal covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 283% more than banana chips.
Lucky Charms Cereal has 212 times more vitamin A than banana chips. Lucky Charms Cereal has 847µg of vitamin A, while banana chips have 4µg.
Lucky Charms Cereal is lower in saturated fat.
Lucky Charms Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than banana chips (44).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS and Snacks, banana chips.

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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.

Lucky Charms Cereal

Banana chips

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2311.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1681.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2382.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+416.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+39.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+873.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+141.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~76mg

~equal in Copper ~0.205mg

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.

Lucky Charms Cereal

Banana chips

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+322.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+21075%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1943.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10035.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3463.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1057.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5192.9%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.8µg	0µg	283%
Iron	22.27mg	1.25mg	263%
Vitamin B6	3.01mg	0.26mg	212%
Folate	741µg	14µg	182%
Zinc	18.62mg	0.75mg	162%
Vitamin B3	25.3mg	0.71mg	154%
Vitamin B1	1.737mg	0.085mg	138%
Vitamin B2	1.723mg	0.017mg	131%
Saturated fat	0.885g	28.97g	128%
Vitamin A	847µg	4µg	94%
Fats	5.02g	33.6g	44%
Calcium	434mg	18mg	42%
Phosphorus	289mg	56mg	33%
Sodium	648mg	6mg	28%
Manganese	2.173mg	1.56mg	27%
Selenium	14.6µg	1.5µg	24%
Vitamin C	26.6mg	6.3mg	23%
Vitamin D*	156 IU	0 IU	20%
Vitamin D	3.9µg	0µg	20%
Starch	37.17g		15%
Protein	7.67g	2.3g	11%
Fiber	5g	7.7g	11%
Potassium	222mg	536mg	9%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.486g		9%
Calories	380kcal	519kcal	7%
Carbs	80.89g	58.4g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.542g	0.63g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.439mg	0.62mg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.044g		3%
Copper	0.213mg	0.205mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.24mg	1%
Choline	16.1mg	21.3mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.586g	1.95g	1%
Fructose	0.8g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	0.44g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	495kcal	2257kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	0.09	N/A
Net carbs	75.89g	50.7g	N/A
Magnesium	74mg	76mg	0%
Sugar	36.13g	35.34g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.4µg	1.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.027mg	0%
Threonine		0.076mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.074mg	0%
Leucine		0.158mg	0%
Lysine		0.107mg	0%
Methionine		0.024mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.086mg	0%
Valine		0.104mg	0%
Histidine		0.18mg	0%