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Nutritional Profile of Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

We got 51 nutritional values in our nutrition profile for Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant).

Nutrient content compared to all foods

When comparing its nutrient content to all foods in our tool we find that it ranks high (Top 250) for one nutrient:

Also, when compared to all foods, it ranks decently (Top 500) for 14 additional nutrients.

With the highest ranking of them being

Nutrient content compared to foods in the same category

A comparison between its nutrient content to foods in the same category (Breakfast Cereals) shows that it ranks first-rate (Top 10) for one nutrient:

Additionally, a comparison to foods in the same category shows that it ranks quite high (Top 25) for two additional nutrients:

You can find these and more nutrient rankings below.

Table of Contents

Nutrient Content Of Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

The nutrient content of food is mainly divided into macro- and micronutrients.

Below you'll first find a macronutrient profile that will give you a sense of how the measured macronutrients compare to each other.

Secondly you'll find a lipid (fat) profile that shows you the content of saturated, mono-, and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

After that you'll find our detailed nutrient profile with all measured nutrients.

Macronutrient profile of Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

Macronutrients are mainly divided into carbohydrates (carbs), lipids (fats), and protein.

In our macronutrient profile we also include water as we think that it gives a more complete picture of how nutrient dense the food is.

Figure 1. Macronutrient profile of Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

14.6%
2.2%
4.4%
77.7%
Carbs
Fats
Protein
Water

Percent of 100 grams of food. Values can differ from nutrient profile below due to rounding.

After the overview this macronutrient profile provided let's dive deeper and take a look at the lipid (fat) profile!

Lipid (fat) profile of Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

Lipids (fats) are a major part of the macronutrients in your food.

Lipids (fats), are divided into saturated and unsaturated fats. The unsaturated fats are then in turn divided into mono-, and polyunsaturated fats.

Here's a lipid (fat) profile to give you a sense of how the content of each type of fat compare to each other.

Figure 2. Lipid (fat) profile of Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

1.3%
0.6%
0.2%
Saturated
Mono
Poly

Percent of 100 grams of food. Values can differ from nutrient profile below due to rounding.

And now, let's look at the detailed nutrient profile!

Detailed nutrient profile of Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

Below we list all the nutrients that we have a measurement for. This is where you can find out what micronutrients there are in your food.

All nutrients are grouped together according to their type. Click on a nutrient type to show the individual nutrients. You can find other foods that contain the same nutrient by clicking on it.

If you can't find a specific nutrient, we recommend you go to our complete list of nutrients or try searching for it.

Nutrient Profile: Cooked Grits (Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)

In food category: Breakfast Cereals

Carbohydrates (3)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Carbohydrates, by difference
14.6 g
4.1 g
227
1363
Fiber, total dietary
600 mg
170.1 mg
127
253
Sugars (Total incl. NLEA)
5.4 g
1.5 g
193
1138
Fatty Acids (4)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Fatty Acids, total monounsaturated
572 mg
162.2 mg
173
2312
Fatty Acids, total polyunsaturated
204 mg
57.8 mg
238
2311
Fatty Acids, total saturated
1.3 g
356.1 mg
75
1730
Total Lipid (Fat)
2.2 g
629.4 mg
174
1526
Saturated Fats (8)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Butyric Acid (4:0)
60 mg
17 mg
16
398
Capric Acid (10:0)
48 mg
13.6 mg
38
484
Caproic Acid (6:0)
43 mg
12.2 mg
11
315
Caprylic Acid (8:0)
35 mg
9.9 mg
30
369
Lauric Acid (12:0)
52 mg
14.7 mg
55
658
Myristic Acid (14:0)
182 mg
51.6 mg
41
968
Palmitic Acid (16:0)
577 mg
163.6 mg
100
1705
Stearic Acid (18:0)
241 mg
68.3 mg
52
1450
Monounsaturated Fats (3)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Oleic Acid (18:1)
547 mg
155.1 mg
182
2292
Palmitoleic Acid (16:1)
14 mg
4 mg
35
969
Paullinic Acid (20:1)
1 mg
0.3 mg
52
473
Polyunsaturated Fats (2)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Linoleic Acid (18:2 n-6)
170 mg
48.2 mg
270
2224
Linolenic Acid (18:3)
32 mg
9.1 mg
114
924
Protein (1)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Protein
4.4 g
1.2 g
179
1182
Water-soluble Vitamins (10)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Folate, DFE
27 µg
7.7 µg
151
428
Folate, food
8 µg
2.3 µg
46
281
Folate, total
19 µg
5.4 µg
149
371
Folic Acid
11 µg
3.1 µg
129
254
Niacin
578 µg
163.9 µg
259
1964
Riboflavin
226 µg
64.1 µg
137
585
Thiamin
160 µg
45.4 µg
173
724
Vitamin B12
0.4 µg
0.1 µg
79
686
Vitamin B6
60 µg
17 µg
202
921
Vitamin C
100 µg
28.3 µg
80
622
Fat-soluble Vitamins (7)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
alpha-Tocopherol
60 µg
17 µg
159
638
beta-Carotene
4 µg
1.1 µg
60
1162
Lutein + Zeaxanthin
1 µg
0.3 µg
169
1034
Phylloquinone
0.2 µg
0.1 µg
50
923
Retinol
56 µg
15.9 µg
150
424
Vitamin A, RAE
57 µg
16.2 µg
156
654
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)
1.3 µg
0.4 µg
39
144
Minerals (9)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Calcium, Ca
126 mg
35.7 mg
105
419
Copper, Cu
18 µg
5.1 µg
197
831
Iron, Fe
380 µg
107.7 µg
272
888
Magnesium, Mg
16 mg
4.5 mg
118
345
Phosphorus, P
109 mg
30.9 mg
164
555
Potassium, K
165 mg
46.8 mg
171
733
Selenium, Se
5.3 µg
1.5 µg
132
640
Sodium, Na
172 mg
48.8 mg
184
977
Zinc, Zn
540 µg
153.1 µg
187
866
Other Micronutrients (2)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Cholesterol
8 mg
2.3 mg
7
373
Choline
16.7 mg
4.7 mg
89
989
Water (1)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Water
77.7 g
22 g
77
769
Other (1)per
100g
per
Oz
Rank
Cat.
Rank
Foods
Kcal (Energy)
97 kcal
27.5 kcal
131
591
Figure 3. Nutritional profile of cooked grits (made with milk, corn or hominy, unspecified if cooking fat added, unspecified if regular, quick, or instant) with 51 nutrient values.

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66 Similar Breakfast Cereals

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Dry White Corn GritsNo of
Nutrients
(Regular & Quick, Enriched, Cereals)
68
Dry Yellow Corn GritsNo of
Nutrients
(Regular & Quick, Unenriched, Cereals)
62
GritsNo of
Nutrients
(Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
48
(Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
35
(Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Made With Fat)
46
(Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Made Without Fat)
35
(Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
35
(Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
48
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
51
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
51
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Made With Fat)
51
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Made Without Fat)
51
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
51
(Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat, Made With Milk)
50
(Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat)
46
(Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Milk, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
50
(Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat, Made With Milk)
50
(Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat)
35
(Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
35
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
55
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
55
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Made With Fat)
56
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Made Without Fat)
56
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Quick, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
56
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Regular, Quick, Or Instant)
55
(With Cheese, Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat)
56
(With Cheese, Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat)
56
(With Cheese, Regular, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
56
(Made With Milk, Regular Or Quick, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
53
(Made With Water, Regular Or Quick, Made With Fat)
48
(Made With Water, Regular Or Quick, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
48
(Regular Or Quick, Made With Milk, Made With Fat)
53
(Regular Or Quick, Made With Milk, Made Without Fat)
53
(Regular Or Quick, Made With Non-Dairy Milk, Made With Fat)
52
(Regular Or Quick, Made With Non-Dairy Milk, Made Without Fat)
50
(Regular Or Quick, Made With Non-Dairy Milk, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
52
(Regular Or Quick, Made With Water, Made Without Fat)
35
Instant Corn GritsNo of
Nutrients
(Cereals, Cheddar Cheese Flavor, Dry)
55
(Cereals, Plain, Dry)
49
(Prepared, Without Salt, Cereals, Plain, Microwaved Or Boiling Water Added)
60
Instant GritsNo of
Nutrients
(Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat)
49
(Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat)
35
(Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
49
(Flavored, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat)
49
(Flavored, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat)
46
(Flavored, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
46
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat)
53
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat)
53
(Made With Milk, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
53
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Made With Fat)
53
Figure 4. Similar breakfast cereals 1 to 50.

Similar Breakfast Cereals 51 - 66

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Instant GritsNo of
Nutrients
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Made Without Fat)
53
(With Cheese, Corn Or Hominy, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
53
(Made With Non-Dairy Milk, Made With Fat)
52
(Made With Non-Dairy Milk, Made Without Fat)
50
(Made With Non-Dairy Milk, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
52
(Cereals, Butter Flavor, Dry)
27
(Cereals, Country Bacon Flavor, Dry)
25
(Cereals, Ham 'n' Cheese Flavor, Dry)
30
(Cereals, Redeye Gravy & Country Ham Flavor, Dry)
27
Instant Grits Product With American Cheese FlavorNo of
Nutrients
30
White Corn GritsNo of
Nutrients
(With Salt, Regular & Quick, Enriched, Cooked With Water, Cereals)
59
(Without Salt, Regular & Quick, Enriched, Cooked With Water, Cereals)
61
White Hominy GritsNo of
Nutrients
(Cereals, Quick, Dry)
25
(Regular, Cereals, Dry)
26
Yellow Corn GritsNo of
Nutrients
(With Salt, Regular, Quick, Enriched, Cooked With Water, Cereals)
55
(Without Salt, Regular & Quick, Enriched, Cooked With Water, Cereals)
60
Figure 5. Similar breakfast cereals 51 to 66.

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