Cereals ready-to-eat, frosted oat cereal with marshmallows vs Cereals ready-to-eat, granola, homemade

Frosted oat cereal with marshmallows edges out homemade granola on nutrient density, 62 of 100 versus 60 of 100, though the two look very different on the label. Granola has nearly double the protein (13.7 g vs 7.1 g), more fiber (8.9 g vs 4.3 g), and far less sugar (19.8 g vs 36.1 g) and sodium (26 mg vs 533 mg), but it carries almost 90 more calories per 100 g (489 vs 400) and much more fat (24.3 g vs 3.33 g).

Choose granola when protein, fiber, and low sodium matter most and calories are not a constraint. Choose frosted oat cereal with marshmallows for a lower-calorie, low-fat bowl, accepting the tradeoff of much higher sugar and sodium. The scores sit close together, so the better choice depends on which numbers matter to you.