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Cream of Wheat vs. Cream of tartar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cream of Wheat and cream of tartar

  • Cream of Wheat has more iron, calcium, vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, cream of tartar is higher in potassium.
  • Cream of tartar covers your daily potassium needs 482% more than cream of Wheat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular, 10 minute cooking, dry and Leavening agents, cream of tartar.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 182% 11% 1073% 69% 24% 49% 0.91% 0% 109%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 2.4% 1456% 140% 65% 11% 2.1% 6.8% 27% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7475%
Contains more IronIron +668.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13650%
~equal in Copper ~0.195mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 125% 46% 79% 31% 25% 0% 1.3% 91% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cream of Wheat Cream of tartar DV% diff.
Potassium 120mg 16500mg 482%
Iron 28.6mg 3.72mg 311%
Calcium 606mg 8mg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.5mg 0mg 42%
Selenium 20µg 0.2µg 36%
Folate 121µg 0µg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.2mg 0mg 26%
Protein 10.5g 0g 21%
Phosphorus 115mg 5mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0.2g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.518mg 0mg 10%
Manganese 0.205mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.108mg 0mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.829g 0g 6%
Calories 370kcal 258kcal 6%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Carbs 76.5g 61.5g 5%
Choline 23.1mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.88mg 0.42mg 4%
Fats 1.5g 0g 2%
Sodium 7mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.238g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.205g 0g 1%
Copper 0.206mg 0.195mg 1%
Net carbs 72.7g 61.3g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.145mg 0%
Threonine 0.33mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.461mg 0%
Leucine 0.796mg 0%
Lysine 0.271mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.568mg 0%
Valine 0.51mg 0%
Histidine 0.242mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 77% 11%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 76.5 g
Water: 10.9 g
Other: 0.6 g
62% 2% 37%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 61.5 g
Water: 1.7 g
Other: 36.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
Contains more WaterWater +541.2%
Contains more OtherOther +6033.3%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cream of Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173901/nutrients
  2. Cream of tartar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175041/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.