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Post Golden Crisp Cereal vs. Cream of Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between post Golden Crisp Cereal and cream of Wheat

  • The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, folate, zinc, vitamin A, and phosphorus in post Golden Crisp Cereal is higher than in cream of Wheat.
  • Post Golden Crisp Cereal covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 233% more than cream of Wheat.
  • Cream of Wheat has 33 times less zinc than post Golden Crisp Cereal. Post Golden Crisp Cereal has 5.6mg of zinc, while cream of Wheat has 0.17mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GOLDEN CRISP 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 42% 4.5% 16% 251% 67% 153% 97% 12% 0% 265%
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 +883.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +780%
Contains more IronIron +35.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +365.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3194.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1161.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1288.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +326.7%
~equal in Sodium ~102mg
~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% 277% 6.6% 111% 350% 369% 347% 0% 438% 700% 2.3% 278% 7.5%
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 +258.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1550%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +503.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +661.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +498.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +514.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +496.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Post Golden Crisp Cereal Cream of Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 5.6µg 0µg 233%
Vitamin B6 1.9mg 0.309mg 122%
Vitamin B2 1.6mg 0.21mg 107%
Vitamin B1 1.4mg 0.232mg 97%
Vitamin B3 18.5mg 3.093mg 96%
Selenium 48.6µg 3.5µg 82%
Folate 370µg 62µg 77%
Vitamin A 832µg 232µg 67%
Zinc 5.6mg 0.17mg 49%
Vitamin D 296IU 37%
Vitamin D 7.4µg 37%
Phosphorus 227mg 18mg 30%
Carbs 90.1g 13.08g 26%
Iron 6.7mg 4.96mg 22%
Fiber 5g 0.6g 18%
Copper 0.2mg 0.043mg 17%
Calories 380kcal 62kcal 16%
Magnesium 59mg 6mg 13%
Protein 5.5g 1.84g 7%
Potassium 176mg 20mg 5%
Calcium 15mg 64mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.6g 0.134g 3%
Choline 13.8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 0.02mg 2%
Fats 1.7g 0.24g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.082mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.6g 0.033g 1%
Saturated fat 0.2g 0.038g 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 85.1g 12.48g N/A
Sugar 53.6g 0.07g N/A
Sodium 95mg 102mg 0%
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% 2% 90%
Protein: 5.5 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 90.1 g
Water: 1.4 g
Other: 1.3 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 +198.9%
Contains more FatsFats +608.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +588.8%
Contains more OtherOther +195.5%
Contains more WaterWater +5928.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 43% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 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 +347.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81%

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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. Post Golden Crisp Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171652/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.

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