Cream of Rice vs. Cream of Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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

Cream of Rice is higher in manganese, yet cream of Wheat is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, and calcium.
Cream of Wheat covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 22% more than cream of Rice.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, CREAM OF RICE, cooked with water, with salt 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.

Cream of Rice

Cream of Wheat

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6300%
Contains more IronIron	+25.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+26.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.7%

~equal in Potassium ~20mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.17mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~18mg

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.

Cream of Rice

Cream of Wheat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+226.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+197.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1044.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1966.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.02mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.082mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	232µg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.027mg	0.309mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.018mg	0.21mg	15%
Folate	3µg	62µg	15%
Iron	3.96mg	4.96mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.232mg	13%
Vitamin B3	1.039mg	3.093mg	13%
Calcium	1mg	64mg	6%
Manganese	0.144mg	0mg	6%
Sodium	173mg	102mg	3%
Protein	0.9g	1.84g	2%
Fiber	0.1g	0.6g	2%
Calories	52kcal	62kcal	1%
Carbs	11.5g	13.08g	1%
Magnesium	3mg	6mg	1%
Copper	0.034mg	0.043mg	1%
Selenium	3µg	3.5µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.027g	0.134g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.7g	3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	578kcal	337kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	192g	161g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.24g	0%
Net carbs	11.4g	12.48g	N/A
Potassium	20mg	20mg	0%
Sugar	0.04g	0.07g	N/A
Zinc	0.16mg	0.17mg	0%
Phosphorus	17mg	18mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.076mg	0.082mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.02g	0.038g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.031g	0.033g	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.025mg	0%
Threonine	0.044mg	0.058mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.015mg	0.08mg	0%
Leucine	0.073mg	0.139mg	0%
Lysine	0.037mg	0.047mg	0%
Methionine	0.026mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.037mg	0.099mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.089mg	0%
Histidine	0.026mg	0.042mg	0%