Read your labels

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trm68
trm68 Posts: 55 Member
in Food and Nutrition
The below data : read your labels, Fruit Loops vs Raisin Brand is an eye opener. Yes many will have a fit over this, but it is just to show comparisons of these two cereals. It doesn't mean you should buy Fruit Loops over Rasin Brand....

1 cup Kellogs Raisin Bran

Calories: 190
Calories from fat: 15
Sugars: 19 grams
Sodium: 350 mg
Fiber: 7g

1 cup Kellogs Froot Loops

Calories: 110
Calories from fat: 10
Sugars: 12 grams
Sodium: 135 mg
Fiber: >1g

Nutrition percentages of vitamins are almost identical. Raisin Bran has more fiber than Froot Loops, but other than that Froot Loops appears healthier and has much less sugar.
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  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
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    Are you certain? Because I almost think the serving size for Fruit Loops is less than a full cup...

    ETA - yep, I checked. Hmm.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
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    Raisins have tons of sugar. Yep. And?
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
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    I wouldn't have guessed that?
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
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    What are either one made out of?

    How healthy something is for you has nothing to do with the amount of carbs, protein, fat, fiber, sugar, etc. in it.
  • trm68
    trm68 Posts: 55 Member
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    I am not a fan of Fruit Loops myself, but I do love Raisin Brand. Just thought it was interesting as Fruit Loops brings tons of sugar to mind and it does not have that much. It appears when all those brightly colored boxes of cereal with their cartoon characters on the shelf at the store seem to me , to say-" Hurry hurry, get your sugar coated cereals", lol.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
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    Froot Loops > Raisin Bran
  • kshadows
    kshadows Posts: 1,315 Member
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    I'm a huge lover of fruit loops but we have cut out artificial dyes in my household so no matter the sugar content, Raisin Bran wins every time.
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
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    Any specific reason you're leaving out the Protein and basic vitamins?

    Also as kshadows mentioned Fruit Loops serving size is NOT 1 cup, it's: 3/4 cup.

    I'm all for reading labels and eating the "less healthy" choice if that's what you're craving and it fits into your own personal dietary guidelines, however I do NOT stand for misleading information skewed to fit your own personal agenda.

    1 serving Kellogs Raisin Bran:

    Serving Size= 1 cup
    Calories 190
    Sodium 210 mg
    Total Fat 1 g
    Potassium 390 mg
    Saturated 0 g
    Total Carbs 46 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g
    Dietary Fiber 7 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g
    Sugars 18 g
    Trans 0 g
    Protein 5 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg
    Vitamin A 10%
    Calcium 2%
    Vitamin C 0%
    Iron 25%

    1 serving Kellogs Fruit Loops:

    Serving Size = 3/4
    Calories 110
    Sodium 135 mg
    Total Fat 1 g
    Potassium 35 mg
    Saturated 1 g
    Total Carbs 25 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g
    Dietary Fiber 3 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g
    Sugars 12 g
    Trans 0 g
    Protein 1 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg
    Vitamin A 10%
    Calcium 0%
    Vitamin C 25%
    Iron 25%
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    Froot Loops > Raisin Bran
    Truth because raisins mixed in food are nasty.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    Now you know why I don't buy either any more (well, I never ate Froot Loops anyway but used to love Raisin Bran) now my go to breakfast food is oatmeal, you can dress it up any way you want with berries or fruit, use honey or maple syrup if you want a little more sweetness, a dash of cinnamon etc etc etc

    The combinations are almost limitless and, this appeals to my inner cheapskate, it's cheap - much cheaper than any boxed sugar coated cardboard.
  • fatfudgery
    fatfudgery Posts: 449 Member
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    One serving of Raisin Bran: 59g. One serving of Froot Loops: 29g.

    Read your labels indeed...
  • Collier78
    Collier78 Posts: 811 Member
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    I just eat chocolate cheerios and give a middle finger to the man..
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
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    My preferred Raisin Brand is Sun-Maid, but only because she's so cute.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
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    One serving of Raisin Bran: 59g. One serving of Froot Loops: 29g.

    Read your labels indeed...

    Both are 1 cup. Fantastic argument for food scale v. measuring cups. Going by weight rather than volume means: Raisin bran is 34% sugar. Froot Loops are 40% sugar.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
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    Froot Loops > Raisin Bran
    Truth because raisins mixed in food are nasty.

    ^^Truth X2. But I'm boring, pass the box of Cheerios, please :tongue:
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
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    I just eat chocolate cheerios and give a middle finger to the man..

    I like your reckless disregard for authority :drinker: :heart: :laugh:
  • dcc56
    dcc56 Posts: 172 Member
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    I try to follow the 10/10 rule, a good choice for me is a food that has less than 10g of fat and less than 10g of sugar per serving. If it has more than that I tend to not buy it. Next I look at the saturated Fat, if it has more than
    3g of saturated fat I also don't buy it. This simple rule helps me weed out bad choices quickly at the store.
  • dcc56
    dcc56 Posts: 172 Member
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    ...so for me, both of these cereals are not good choices.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited June 2015
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    I don't like cold cereal at all, so am not personally invested in this, but if you correct to have similar grams (raisin bran packs tighter, I imagine, so there's more in a cup), the numbers look different. I'll pick 50 grams of each.

    50 grams of Froot Loops:

    190 calories
    2 grams of fat
    2 grams of protein
    5 grams of fiber
    17 grams of sugar

    50 grams of Raisin Bran:

    161 calories
    1 gram of fat
    4 grams of protein
    7 grams of fiber
    16 grams of sugar

    (I'd expect raisins themselves to contribute both a good amount of fiber and sugar.)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited June 2015
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    dcc56 wrote: »
    I try to follow the 10/10 rule, a good choice for me is a food that has less than 10g of fat and less than 10g of sugar per serving. If it has more than that I tend to not buy it. Next I look at the saturated Fat, if it has more than
    3g of saturated fat I also don't buy it. This simple rule helps me weed out bad choices quickly at the store.

    Also fruit, I guess. 19 grams in one medium apple. I had 15 grams this morning in my cherries. Also 3 grams of sat fat in my eggs.

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