Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning VS Canned Carrots with Salt

Weight per 500 calories

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning: 127g
• Canned Carrots with Salt: 2000g

Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning have 15.8 times more energy per 100g than Canned Carrots with Salt. It has high energy density when compared to other foods. Drained Canned Carrots with Salt having very low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning or Canned Carrots with Salt?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning	6%	12%	82%
Canned Carrots with Salt	10%	6%	84%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	6.9% 6.7g	3.9% 3.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	2.37% 0.76g	2.25% 0.72g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	11% 0.18g	13.8% 0.22g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	10% 1.7g	9.3% 1.58g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	79.5% 103g	85.2% 111g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	51% 37g	68.4% 49.6g	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	15.7% 5.95g	79% 30g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	14.7% 8.23g	23% 13g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	56.3% 506μg	1240% 11160μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	74% 0.89mg	30% 0.36mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	78% 1mg	46% 0.6mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	72% 11.5mg	69% 11mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	NA	54% 2.7mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	87.6% 1.14mg	172% 2.24mg	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	57.6% 230μg	45% 180μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	142% 3.4μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	1.27% 1.14mg	60% 54mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	15.4% 92IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	13% 1.97mg	99% 15mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	13.4% 16μg	163% 196μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning	Canned Carrots with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	5.2% 52mg	50% 500mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	28% 0.25mg	231% 2.08mg	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	52.2% 4.18mg	160% 13mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	17% 72mg	38% 160mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	NA	391% 9mg	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	29.3% 205mg	68.6% 480mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	7.26% 247mg	105% 3580mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	38.4% 21μg	14.5% 8μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	28.8% 432mg	323% 4840mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	18.4% 2.03mg	47.3% 5.2mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.16% 5.95g	50.2% 1859g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning vs Canned Carrots with Salt:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning have 2.5 times more Vitamin B1, 1.7 times more Vitamin B2, 1.3 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin B12 and more Vitamin D than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 22 times more Vitamin A, 2 times more Vitamin B6, 47.4 times more Vitamin C, 7.5 times more Vitamin E and 12.2 times more Vitamin K than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning and Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have similar amounts of Vitamin B3 per 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning vs Canned Carrots with Salt:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning have 2.6 times more Selenium than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 9.6 times more Calcium, 8.2 times more Copper, 3.1 times more Iron, 2.2 times more Magnesium, 2.3 times more Phosphorus, 14.5 times more Potassium, 11.2 times more Sodium, 2.6 times more Zinc and 312.5 times more Water than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning have 1.8 times more Fat than Drained Canned Carrots with Salt.
• While Drained Canned Carrots with Salt contain 1.3 times more Sugars, 5 times more Fiber and 1.6 times more Protein than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning and Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have similar amounts of Energy, Omega 3, Omega 6 and Carbohydrate per 500 kcal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST SELECTS Blueberry Morning as well as Drained Canned Carrots with Salt have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.