Breakfast cereal · Nutrition facts

Cereals, Cream of Wheat, Instant, without Salt

62 calories and 1.8 g of protein per 100 g. Reported fiber: 0.6 g.

USDA SR LegacyPublished Apr 2019

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Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, instant, prepared with water, without salt

Source category
Breakfast Cereals
Nutrition basis
Per 100 g
Source record
USDA FDC 173902
Publication date
Apr 2019

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 3% of 634 other complete breakfast cereal profiles.

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SR Legacy is USDA’s final historical reference release from 2018. It combines analyses, calculations, and literature. The publication date in FoodData Central is not the date every nutrient was measured.

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149calories
in 241 g
NutrientAmountDaily value
Protein4.4 g—
Carbohydrate31.5 g11%
Fat0.6 g1%
Fiber1.4 g5%
Total sugars0.2 g—
Sodium246 mg11%
Saturated fat0.1 g0%
Potassium48 mg1%
Calcium154 mg12%
Iron11.95 mg66%
Magnesium14 mg3%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D——
Estimated energy from macros
Protein 12%Carbs 85%Fat 3%

Uses 4 kcal/g for protein and carbohydrate, 9 for fat. Fiber, alcohol, and label rounding can make this differ from reported calories.

Daily values use the FDA adult reference for a 2,000-calorie diet. Your needs may differ. A dash means no reported value or no daily value shown.

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All 85 reported nutrient values Per 100 g
NutrientAmountUSDA identifier
Water84.4 g1051
Energy62 kcal1008
Energy259 kj1062
Protein1.84 g1003
Total lipid (fat)0.24 g1004
Ash0.45 g1007
Carbohydrate, by difference13.08 g1005
Fiber, total dietary0.6 g1079
Sugars, Total0.07 g2000
Sucrose0.07 g1010
Calcium, Ca64 mg1087
Iron, Fe4.96 mg1089
Magnesium, Mg6 mg1090
Phosphorus, P18 mg1091
Potassium, K20 mg1092
Sodium, Na102 mg1093
Zinc, Zn0.17 mg1095
Copper, Cu0.043 mg1098
Manganese, Mn0 mg1101
Selenium, Se3.5 µg1103
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid0 mg1162
Thiamin0.232 mg1165
Riboflavin0.21 mg1166
Niacin3.093 mg1167
Pantothenic acid0.082 mg1170
Vitamin B-60.309 mg1175
Folate, total62 µg1177
Folic acid56 µg1186
Folate, food6 µg1187
Folate, DFE101 µg1190
Vitamin B-120 µg1178
Vitamin A, RAE232 µg1106
Retinol232 µg1105
Carotene, beta0 µg1107
Carotene, alpha0 µg1108
Cryptoxanthin, beta0 µg1120
Vitamin A, IU773 iu1104
Lycopene0 µg1122
Lutein + zeaxanthin3 µg1123
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)0.02 mg1109
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)0.1 µg1185
Fatty acids, total saturated0.038 g1258
SFA 4:00 g1259
SFA 6:00 g1260
SFA 8:00 g1261
SFA 10:00 g1262
SFA 12:00 g1263
SFA 14:00 g1264
SFA 16:00.036 g1265
SFA 18:00.002 g1266
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated0.033 g1292
MUFA 16:10.001 g1275
MUFA 18:10.032 g1268
MUFA 20:10 g1277
MUFA 22:10 g1279
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated0.134 g1293
PUFA 18:20.12 g1269
PUFA 18:30.014 g1270
PUFA 18:40 g1276
PUFA 20:40 g1271
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)0 g1278
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)0 g1280
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)0 g1272
Cholesterol0 mg1253
Tryptophan0.025 g1210
Threonine0.058 g1211
Isoleucine0.08 g1212
Leucine0.139 g1213
Lysine0.047 g1214
Methionine0.034 g1215
Cystine0.041 g1216
Phenylalanine0.099 g1217
Tyrosine0.058 g1218
Valine0.089 g1219
Arginine0.079 g1220
Histidine0.042 g1221
Alanine0.064 g1222
Aspartic acid0.087 g1223
Glutamic acid0.683 g1224
Glycine0.071 g1225
Proline0.224 g1226
Serine0.104 g1227
Alcohol, ethyl0 g1018
Caffeine0 mg1057
Theobromine0 mg1058