Oatmeal vs Cream of wheat, regular or quick, made with water, fat added

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 132 g of oatmeal or 154 g of cream of wheat, regular or quick, made with water, fat added. Most of those in cream of wheat, regular or quick, made with water, fat added come from carbohydrate.

More in oatmeal: magnesium (4.1×), zinc (4×), fiber (2.9×), phosphorus (3.7×) and copper. More in cream of wheat, regular or quick, made with water, fat added: iron (6.4×), calcium (8.4×) and folate (5×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Oatmeal100 cal

132 g · 2.9 g protein · 14.7 g carbs (0.22 g sugars) · 3.5 g fat

Cream of wheat, regular or quick, made with water, fat added100 cal

154 g · 2.2 g protein · 16 g carbs (0.062 g sugars) · 2.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Iron5% vs 32%

    0.88 mg vs 5.7 mg

  • Calcium1% vs 10%

    15.8 mg vs 132 mg

  • Magnesium8% vs 2%

    31.6 mg vs 7.7 mg

  • Zinc7% vs 2%

    0.8 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Fiber8% vs 3%

    2.2 g vs 0.77 g

  • Folate1% vs 7%

    5.3 µg vs 26.2 µg

  • Phosphorus7% vs 2%

    85.5 mg vs 23.1 mg

  • Copper10% vs 6%

    0.093 mg vs 0.057 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2.9 g · 2.2 g6%·4%
  • Total fat3.5 g · 2.8 g4%·4%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.1 g · 1.1 g6%·6%
  • Cholesterollimit3.9 mg · 4.6 mg1%·2%
  • Carbohydrates14.7 g · 16 g5%·6%
  • Sodiumlimit107 mg · 128 mg5%·6%
  • Potassium75 mg · 24.6 mg2%·1%
  • Selenium6.3 µg · 4.2 µg11%·8%
  • Vitamin A21.1 µg · 26.2 µg2%·3%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.29 mg · 0.26 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin K1.6 µg · 1.5 µg1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.08 mg · 0.083 mg7%·7%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.03 mg · 0.038 mg2%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.22 mg · 0.79 mg1%·5%
  • Vitamin B60.05 mg · 0.057 mg3%·3%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline9.2 mg · 5.4 mg2%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Oatmeal (Survey (FNDDS) 2708380), Cream of wheat, regular or quick, made with water, fat added (Survey (FNDDS) 2708435). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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