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Cream of Wheat Instant Original

Instant Original

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Ingredients · 6

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories357.14 kcal—
Fat0 g—
Saturated fat0 g—
Carbohydrates75 g—
Sugars0 g—
Protein10.71 g—
Sodium0.61 g—
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Common questions

Is Cream of Wheat Instant Original healthy?

Cream of Wheat Instant Original scores 72/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Cream of Wheat Instant Original?

Cream of Wheat Instant Original lists 6 ingredients, starting with Wheat Farina, Defatted Wheat Germ, Salt, Guar Gum and Ferric Orthophosphate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Cream of Wheat Instant Original?

357 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Cream of Wheat Instant Original on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Cream of Wheat Instant Original contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Cream of Wheat Instant Original’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Cream of Wheat Instant Original?

Cream of Wheat Instant Original is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Cream of Wheat Instant Original compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 72/100 Cream of Wheat Instant Original sits in our top band, among the better oatmeal & hot cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in oatmeal & hot cereal is Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats at 100/100.

Is Cream of Wheat Instant Original organic?

Cream of Wheat Instant Original is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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