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.
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% |
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.
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
10.5 g
Fats:
1.5 g
Carbs:
76.5 g
Water:
10.9 g
Other:
0.6 g
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% |