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Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp vs. Cream of Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp and cream of Wheat

  • Cream of Wheat has less vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, zinc, iron, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
  • Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 208% more.
  • Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp has 44 times more zinc than cream of Wheat. Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp has 7.5mg of zinc, while cream of Wheat has 0.17mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle 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 51% 7.2% 19% 338% 67% 205% 102% 78% 0% 109%
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 +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +960%
Contains more IronIron +81.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +365.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +4311.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1216.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +468.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.9%
~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% 247% 8% 50% 313% 323% 313% 0% 392% 625% 3% 250% 8.5%
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 +219%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +438.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +439.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +450.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp Cream of Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 5µg 0µg 208%
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 0.309mg 107%
Vitamin B2 1.4mg 0.21mg 92%
Vitamin B3 16.7mg 3.093mg 85%
Vitamin B1 1.25mg 0.232mg 85%
Folate 333µg 62µg 68%
Zinc 7.5mg 0.17mg 67%
Vitamin A 740µg 232µg 56%
Iron 9mg 4.96mg 51%
Phosphorus 237mg 18mg 31%
Selenium 19.9µg 3.5µg 30%
Carbs 83g 13.08g 23%
Sodium 596mg 102mg 21%
Vitamin D 133IU 17%
Vitamin D 3.3µg 17%
Copper 0.2mg 0.043mg 17%
Calories 390kcal 62kcal 16%
Magnesium 72mg 6mg 16%
Fiber 4.4g 0.6g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.7g 0.134g 10%
Protein 6.6g 1.84g 10%
Fats 5g 0.24g 7%
Potassium 212mg 20mg 6%
Calcium 24mg 64mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.7g 0.033g 4%
Saturated fat 0.9g 0.038g 4%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0.02mg 3%
Choline 15.5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.082mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 78.6g 12.48g N/A
Sugar 34.7g 0.07g N/A
Trans fat 0.5g 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
7% 5% 83% 3% 3%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 5 g
Carbs: 83 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.9 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 +258.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1983.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +534.6%
Contains more OtherOther +559.1%
Contains more WaterWater +3276%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 40% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.7 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 +5051.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1168.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%

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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. Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174628/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.