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Honeycomb Cereal vs. Cream of Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between honeycomb Cereal and cream of Wheat

  • Cream of Wheat has less vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, iron, zinc, and vitamin A than honeycomb Cereal.
  • Honeycomb Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 195% more than cream of Wheat.
  • Honeycomb Cereal has 28 times more zinc than cream of Wheat. While honeycomb Cereal has 4.69mg of zinc, cream of Wheat has only 0.17mg.
  • Cream of Wheat has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Honeycomb Cereal and Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, instant, prepared with water, without salt.

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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 32% 3.3% 13% 317% 43% 128% 57% 72% 0% 57%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 19% 1.8% 186% 14% 4.6% 7.7% 13% 0% 19%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +610%
Contains more IronIron +70.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +202.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2658.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +633.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +197.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +481.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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% 226% 3.4% 117% 293% 307% 293% 0% 360% 586% 1.5% 235% 4.7%
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% 77% 0.4% 0% 58% 48% 58% 4.9% 71% 0% 0.25% 47% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +192.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +750%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +405%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +404.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +404.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Honeycomb Cereal Cream of Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.69µg 0µg 195%
Vitamin B6 1.56mg 0.309mg 96%
Vitamin B2 1.33mg 0.21mg 86%
Vitamin B3 15.62mg 3.093mg 78%
Vitamin B1 1.17mg 0.232mg 78%
Folate 313µg 62µg 63%
Vitamin A 678µg 232µg 50%
Iron 8.44mg 4.96mg 44%
Zinc 4.69mg 0.17mg 41%
Vitamin D 313IU 39%
Vitamin D 7.8µg 39%
Carbs 86.63g 13.08g 25%
Sodium 553mg 102mg 20%
Calories 394kcal 62kcal 17%
Phosphorus 132mg 18mg 16%
Selenium 10.4µg 3.5µg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0.6g 10%
Copper 0.13mg 0.043mg 10%
Magnesium 45mg 6mg 9%
Protein 6.01g 1.84g 8%
Saturated fat 1.29g 0.038g 6%
Calcium 11mg 64mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.91g 0.134g 5%
Fats 2.93g 0.24g 4%
Potassium 142mg 20mg 4%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.082mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.02mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.6g 0.033g 1%
Net carbs 83.43g 12.48g N/A
Sugar 31.51g 0.07g N/A
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.01g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 3% 87% 3%
Protein: 6.01 g
Fats: 2.93 g
Carbs: 86.63 g
Water: 1.5 g
Other: 2.93 g
2% 13% 84%
Protein: 1.84 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 13.08 g
Water: 84.4 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +226.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1120.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +562.3%
Contains more OtherOther +565.9%
Contains more WaterWater +5526.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 21% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.91 g
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1718.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +579.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Honeycomb Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173889/nutrients
  2. Cream of Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173902/nutrients

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

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