Corn Flakes vs Cereal: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Less Calories in Corn flakes
At first glance, you can see that in corn flakes is just a little less calories than in cereals.
Corn flakes has 363 kcal per 100g and cereals 379 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 4%.
In corn flakes and in cereals most calories came from carbs.
See tables below to compare corn flakes with cereals in details.
Corn flakes And Cereals Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
cereals - 4% more than corn flakes - Carbohydrates:
corn flakes - 23% more than cereals - Fat:
cereals - 161% more than corn flakes - Dietary fiber:
cereals - 53% more than corn flakes - Protein:
cereals - 91% more than corn flakes - Water:
cereals - 146% more than corn flakes
Cereals vs Corn flakes: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Corn Flakes | Cereal |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 363 | 379 |
| Carbohydrates | 83.6 g | 67.7 g |
| Fat | 2.5 g | 6.52 g |
| Dietary fiber | 6.6 g | 10.1 g |
| Protein | 6.9 g | 13.15 g |
| Water | 4.4 g | 10.84 g |
| Calcium | 8 mg | 52 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg | 4.25 mg |
| Magnessium | 6 mg | 138 mg |
| Potassium | 100 mg | 362 mg |
| Sodium | 1167 mg | 6 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.007 mg | 0.46 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.048 mg | 0.155 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 0.17 mg | 1.125 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.03 mg | 0.1 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.1 mg | 0.42 mg |
Less protein in corn flakes
It is aslo easy to see see that in corn flakes is less protein than in cereals.
There is 13.15g per 100g of cereals and 6.9g per 100g of corn flakes so using simple math we can see that difference is about 91%.
More carbohydrates in corn flakes
In corn flakes is more carbohydrates than in cereals.
There is 67.7g/100g of carbohydrates in cereals and 83.6g/100g in corn flakes so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 23%.
Less fat in corn flakes
In corn flakes is less fats than in cereals.
The tables above show us that there is 6.52g/100g of fats in cereals and 2.5g/100g in corn flakes. In this case difference is about 161%.
Corn Flakes
363kcal- Calories363
- Carbohydrates83.6 g
- Fat2.5 g
- Dietary fiber6.6 g
- Protein6.9 g
- Water4.4 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | handfull | teaspoon | glass | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 87% CARBS.
- 7% PROTEIN
- 6% FAT
Cereal
379kcal- Calories379
- Carbohydrates67.7 g
- Fat6.52 g
- Dietary fiber10.1 g
- Protein13.15 g
- Water10.84 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | tablespoon | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 71% CARBS
- 14% PROTEIN
- 15% FAT
Vitamins: cereals vs corn flakes
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
cereals - 6471% more than corn flakes - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
cereals - 223% more than corn flakes - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
cereals - 562% more than corn flakes - Vitaminium B6:
cereals - 233% more than corn flakes - Vitaminium E:
cereals - 320% more than corn flakes
Minerals: corn flakes vs cereals
- Calcium:
cereals - 550% more than corn flakes - Iron:
cereals - 431% more than corn flakes - Magnessium:
cereals - 2200% more than corn flakes - Potassium:
cereals - 262% more than corn flakes - Sodium:
corn flakes - 19350% more than cereals
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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