Oatmeal vs Instant cream of wheat, made with water, no added fat

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 132 g of oatmeal or 149 g of instant cream of wheat, made with water, no added fat. Most of those in instant cream of wheat, made with water, no added fat come from carbohydrate.

More in oatmeal: magnesium (3.5×), saturated fat, fiber (3×), zinc (3.6×) and 2 more. More in instant cream of wheat, made with water, no added fat: folate, vitamin A (14×), iron (7×), niacin (17×) and 4 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, no added fat100 cal

149 g · 2.3 g protein · 21.5 g carbs (5.4 g sugars) · 0.31 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Folate5.3 µg · 125 µg
    1%31%
  • Vitamin A21.1 µg · 288 µg
    2%32%
  • Iron0.88 mg · 6.1 mg
    5%34%
  • Niacin (B3)0.22 mg · 3.6 mg
    1%23%
  • Vitamin B60.05 mg · 0.38 mg
    3%22%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.03 mg · 0.25 mg
    2%19%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.08 mg · 0.26 mg
    7%22%
  • Magnesium31.6 mg · 9 mg
    8%2%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.1 g · 0.048 g
    6%<1%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 0.75 g
    8%3%
  • Zinc0.8 mg · 0.22 mg
    7%2%
  • Phosphorus85.5 mg · 22.4 mg
    7%2%
  • Calcium15.8 mg · 80.6 mg
    1%6%
  • Total fat3.5 g · 0.31 g
    4%<1%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.9 g · 2.3 g6%·5%
  • Cholesterollimit3.9 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Carbohydrates14.7 g · 21.5 g5%·8%
  • Sodiumlimit107 mg · 127 mg5%·6%
  • Potassium75 mg · 25.4 mg2%·1%
  • Copper0.093 mg · 0.058 mg10%·6%
  • Selenium6.3 µg · 4.3 µg11%·8%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.29 mg · 0.03 mg2%·<1%
  • Vitamin K1.6 µg · 0.15 µg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline9.2 mg · 4.9 mg2%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Oatmeal (Survey (FNDDS) 2708380), Instant cream of wheat, made with water, no added fat (Survey (FNDDS) 2708436). 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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