Cream of Wheat vs. Sour cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

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

Cream of Wheat is higher in iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin A, yet sour cream is higher in fats, vitamin B12, and protein.
Cream of Wheat covers your daily iron needs 61% more than sour cream.
Cream of Wheat contains 44 times more vitamin B3 than sour cream. While cream of Wheat contains 3.093mg of vitamin B3, sour cream contains only 0.07mg.
The amount of saturated fat in cream of Wheat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, instant, prepared with water, without salt and Sour cream, reduced fat.

Infographic

Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cream of Wheat

Sour cream

Contains more IronIron	+8166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+330%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+955%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+372.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.1%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cream of Wheat

Sour cream

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+95%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+480%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4318.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1445%
Contains more FolateFolate	+463.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+600%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	4.96mg	0.06mg	61%
Saturated fat	0.038g	8.7g	39%
Vitamin B6	0.309mg	0.02mg	22%
Fats	0.24g	14.1g	21%
Vitamin B3	3.093mg	0.07mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.232mg	0.04mg	16%
Vitamin A	232µg	119µg	13%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Folate	62µg	11µg	13%
Cholesterol	0mg	35mg	12%
Protein	1.84g	7g	10%
Phosphorus	18mg	85mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.033g	4.1g	10%
Calcium	64mg	141mg	8%
Calories	62kcal	181kcal	6%
Potassium	20mg	211mg	6%
Copper	0.043mg	0.01mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.4mg	3%
Choline		19.2mg	3%
Carbs	13.08g	7g	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.24mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.082mg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.134g	0.5g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Magnesium	6mg	11mg	1%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.27mg	1%
Sodium	102mg	70mg	1%
Selenium	3.5µg	4.1µg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	3.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	337kcal	259kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	161g	55g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.4	0.53	N/A
Net carbs	12.48g	7g	N/A
Sugar	0.07g	0.3g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.025mg		0%
Threonine	0.058mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.08mg		0%
Leucine	0.139mg		0%
Lysine	0.047mg		0%
Methionine	0.034mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.099mg		0%
Valine	0.089mg		0%
Histidine	0.042mg		0%