Comparing Nutrients in 100 grams Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal VS Oranges

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	12%	4%	84%
Oranges	7%	2%	91%

Macro Nutrients

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	12.4% 361kcal	1.62% 47kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.87% 1.8g	0.12% 0.12g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	1.06% 0.34g	0.047% 0.015g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	3.8% 0.061g	0.44% 0.007g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	4.24% 0.72g	0.11% 0.018g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	62% 80.5g	9.04% 11.8g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	12.2% 8.86g	13% 9.35g	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	34.2% 13g	6.3% 2.4g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	20% 11.2g	1.68% 0.94g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	1.22% 11μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	54% 0.65mg	7.25% 0.087mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	9.23% 0.12mg	3.08% 0.04mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	54% 8.6mg	1.76% 0.28mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	17.4% 0.87mg	5% 0.25mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	66% 0.86mg	4.6% 0.06mg	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	86.3% 345μg	7.5% 30μg	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	0.11% 0.1mg	59% 53.2mg	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	4.13% 0.62mg	1.2% 0.18mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	1.67% 2μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal	Oranges	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	3.2% 32mg	4% 40mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	37.8% 0.34mg	5% 0.045mg	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	350% 28mg	1.25% 0.1mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	29.5% 124mg	2.4% 10mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	141% 3.24mg	1.1% 0.025mg	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	66.7% 467mg	2% 14mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	11.8% 400mg	5.32% 181mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	16.5% 9.1μg	0.91% 0.5μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	31% 465mg	0% 0mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	19% 2.07mg	0.64% 0.07mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.095% 3.5g	2.34% 86.8g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 grams of Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal vs Oranges:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal have 7.5 times more Vitamin B1, 3 times more Vitamin B2, 30.6 times more Vitamin B3, 3.5 times more Vitamin B5, 14.3 times more Vitamin B6, 11.5 times more Vitamin B9, 3.4 times more Vitamin E and more Vitamin K than Raw Oranges.
• While Raw Oranges contain more Vitamin A and 532 times more Vitamin C than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal as well as Raw Oranges have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 g.

Comparing minerals per 100 grams for Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal vs Oranges:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal have 7.6 times more Copper, 280 times more Iron, 12.4 times more Magnesium, 129.4 times more Manganese, 33.4 times more Phosphorus, 2.2 times more Potassium, 18.2 times more Selenium, more Sodium and 29.6 times more Zinc than Raw Oranges.
• While Raw Oranges contain 24.8 times more Water than Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and Raw Oranges have similar amounts of Calcium per 100 g.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 grams:

• Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal have 7.7 times more Energy, 15.1 times more Fat, 22.7 times more Saturated Fat, 8.7 times more Omega 3, 40 times more Omega 6, 6.9 times more Carbohydrate, 5.4 times more Fiber and 11.9 times more Protein than Raw Oranges.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal and Raw Oranges have similar amounts of Sugars per 100 g.
• Both Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal as well as Raw Oranges have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 g.