Lucky Charms Cereal vs. General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lucky Charms Cereal and general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Lucky Charms Cereal has more folate, manganese, vitamin B6, iron, selenium, and phosphorus; however, general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and fats.
Lucky Charms Cereal's daily need coverage for folate is 93% more.
Lucky Charms Cereal contains 3 times more selenium than general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Lucky Charms Cereal contains 14.6µg of selenium, while general Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch contains 4.7µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, LUCKY CHARMS and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH.

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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

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+210.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-12.5%

~equal in Calcium ~444mg

~equal in Potassium ~201mg

~equal in Iron ~20.48mg

~equal in Copper ~0.192mg

~equal in Zinc ~18.12mg

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

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+101.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+375.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+571.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~918µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~24.533mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.465mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~6.65µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	741µg	368µg	93%
Vitamin B1	1.737mg	2.467mg	61%
Manganese	2.173mg	1.545mg	27%
Vitamin B2	1.723mg	2.067mg	26%
Vitamin B6	3.01mg	2.7mg	24%
Iron	22.27mg	20.48mg	22%
Selenium	14.6µg	4.7µg	18%
Phosphorus	289mg	199mg	13%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	2.14mg	11%
Fructose	0.8g	8.2g	9%
Fats	5.02g	10.25g	8%
Vitamin C	26.6mg	19.4mg	8%
Vitamin A	847µg	918µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1.586g	4.92g	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.044g	0.165g	8%
Vitamin D*	156 IU	210 IU	7%
Vitamin D	3.9µg	5.3µg	7%
Fiber	5g	6.8g	7%
Vitamin K	1.4µg	9.4µg	7%
Vitamin B12	6.8µg	6.65µg	6%
Magnesium	74mg	54mg	5%
Zinc	18.62mg	18.12mg	5%
Vitamin B3	25.3mg	24.533mg	5%
Protein	7.67g	5.45g	4%
Sodium	648mg	567mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.542g	2.11g	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.486g	1.918g	3%
Calories	380kcal	410kcal	2%
Copper	0.213mg	0.192mg	2%
Carbs	80.89g	77.99g	1%
Calcium	434mg	444mg	1%
Potassium	222mg	201mg	1%
Starch	37.17g	35.2g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.439mg	0.465mg	1%
Choline	16.1mg	13.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	495kcal	752kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	7.2	N/A
Net carbs	75.89g	71.19g	N/A
Sugar	36.13g	30.3g	N/A
Trans fat	0.013g	0.017g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.885g	0.975g	0%
Tryptophan		0.074mg	0%
Threonine		0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.191mg	0%
Leucine		0.372mg	0%
Lysine		0.085mg	0%
Methionine		0.085mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.245mg	0%
Valine		0.255mg	0%
Histidine		0.127mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.003g	N/A