Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, with salt

Plant foods · Grains · Breakfast cereals

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Macronutrients 59 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 1.5 g · 6 kcal/100g
Fat 0.2 g · 2 kcal/100g
Carbs 10.7 g · 43 kcal/100g
Fiber 0.5 g
Water 87 g
Total energy 50 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (85%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 70 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.2g
Saturated
0.0g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.1g
Omega-6
0.10g

Saturated fat is 0.6% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 58 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 58%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (58% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 16 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.0 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.07 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.03 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.6 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
Folate (B9) 17 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 89 mg
Iron 4.0 mg
Magnesium 5 mg
Phosphorus 16 mg
Potassium 17 mg
Sodium 129 mg
Zinc 0.1 mg
Copper 0.04 mg
Manganese 0.00 mg
Selenium 2.8 µg

Notable source of Iron (28% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.