Comparing Nutrients in 300 calories Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal VS Boiled Kidney Beans

Weight per 300 calories

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal: 83g
• Boiled Kidney Beans: 236g

Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal have 2.8 times more energy per 100g than Boiled Kidney Beans. It has high energy density when compared to other foods. Boiled All Types Kidney Beans having average energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 300 calories - Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal or Boiled Kidney Beans?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	12%	4%	84%
Boiled Kidney Beans	27%	3%	70%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	Boiled Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	10.3% 300kcal	10.3% 300kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.55% 1.5g	1.2% 1.2g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.88% 0.28g	0.54% 0.17g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	3.17% 0.051g	25% 0.4g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	3.5% 0.6g	1.5% 0.26g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	51.5% 67g	41.4% 54g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	10% 7.36g	1.04% 0.76g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	28.4% 11g	39.8% 15g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	16.7% 9.32g	36.6% 20.5g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	Boiled Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	45% 0.54mg	31.5% 0.38mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	7.67% 0.1mg	10.5% 0.14mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	44.8% 7.16mg	8.53% 1.37mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	14.5% 0.72mg	10.4% 0.52mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	55% 0.71mg	22% 0.28mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	71.7% 287μg	76.8% 307μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0.092% 0.083mg	3.15% 2.83mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	3.43% 0.52mg	0.47% 0.071mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1.4% 1.66μg	16.5% 20μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	Boiled Kidney Beans	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	2.66% 26.6mg	8.27% 82.7mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	31.4% 0.28mg	56.7% 0.51mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	291% 23.3mg	65.6% 5.24mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	24.5% 103mg	23.6% 99mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	117% 2.7mg	44% 1mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	55.4% 388mg	46.6% 326mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	9.78% 332mg	28% 957mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	13.7% 7.56μg	4.72% 2.6μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	25.8% 386mg	0.16% 2.36mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	15.6% 1.72mg	21.5% 2.36mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.079% 2.9g	4.27% 158g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 300 calories of Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal vs Boiled Kidney Beans:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal have 1.4 times more Vitamin B1, 5.2 times more Vitamin B3, 1.4 times more Vitamin B5, 2.5 times more Vitamin B6 and 7.3 times more Vitamin E than Boiled All Types Kidney Beans.
• While Boiled All Types Kidney Beans contain 1.4 times more Vitamin B2, 34.1 times more Vitamin C and 11.9 times more Vitamin K than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and Boiled All Types Kidney Beans have similar amounts of Vitamin B9 per 300 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal as well as Boiled All Types Kidney Beans have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 300 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 300 calories for Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal vs Boiled Kidney Beans:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal have 4.4 times more Iron, 2.6 times more Manganese, 2.9 times more Selenium and 163.6 times more Sodium than Boiled All Types Kidney Beans.
• While Boiled All Types Kidney Beans contain 3.1 times more Calcium, 1.8 times more Copper, 2.9 times more Potassium, 1.4 times more Zinc and 54.4 times more Water than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and Boiled All Types Kidney Beans have similar amounts of Magnesium and Phosphorus per 300 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 300 calories:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal have 2.3 times more Omega 6, 1.2 times more Carbohydrate and 9.7 times more Sugars than Boiled All Types Kidney Beans.
• While Boiled All Types Kidney Beans contain 7.9 times more Omega 3, 1.4 times more Fiber and 2.2 times more Protein than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and Boiled All Types Kidney Beans have similar amounts of Energy per 300 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal as well as Boiled All Types Kidney Beans have insufficient amounts of Fat, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 300 kcal.