Oatmeal vs Instant cream of wheat, made with water, fat added

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 132 g of oatmeal or 122 g of instant cream of wheat, made with water, fat added. Most of those in instant cream of wheat, made with water, fat added come from carbohydrate.

More in oatmeal: fiber (3.7×), magnesium (4.3×), zinc (4.4×), phosphorus (4.7×) and 2 more. More in instant cream of wheat, made with water, fat added: vitamin A (12×), folate (19×), iron (5.5×), vitamin B6 (6.8×) and 3 more. 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

Instant cream of wheat, made with water, fat added100 cal

122 g · 1.8 g protein · 17.1 g carbs (4.3 g sugars) · 2.5 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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  • Vitamin A2% vs 28%

    21.1 µg vs 252 µg

  • Folate1% vs 25%

    5.3 µg vs 100 µg

  • Iron5% vs 27%

    0.88 mg vs 4.9 mg

  • Vitamin B63% vs 20%

    0.05 mg vs 0.34 mg

  • Niacin (B3)1% vs 18%

    0.22 mg vs 2.9 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 15%

    0.03 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)7% vs 17%

    0.08 mg vs 0.21 mg

  • Fiber8% vs 2%

    2.2 g vs 0.61 g

  • Magnesium8% vs 2%

    31.6 mg vs 7.3 mg

  • Zinc7% vs 2%

    0.8 mg vs 0.18 mg

  • Phosphorus7% vs 1%

    85.5 mg vs 18.3 mg

  • Selenium11% vs 6%

    6.3 µg vs 3.4 µg

  • Copper10% vs 5%

    0.093 mg vs 0.048 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.9 g · 1.8 g6%·4%
  • Total fat3.5 g · 2.5 g4%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.1 g · 1 g6%·5%
  • Cholesterollimit3.9 mg · 4.9 mg1%·2%
  • Carbohydrates14.7 g · 17.1 g5%·6%
  • Sodiumlimit107 mg · 120 mg5%·5%
  • Potassium75 mg · 20.7 mg2%·<1%
  • Calcium15.8 mg · 64.6 mg1%·5%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.29 mg · 0.24 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin K1.6 µg · 1.5 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline9.2 mg · 4.4 mg2%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Oatmeal (Survey (FNDDS) 2708380), Instant cream of wheat, made with water, fat added (Survey (FNDDS) 2708437). 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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