Food group

Breakfast Cereals

This group has 30 foods in USDA FoodData Central (0 from Foundation Foods, the rest from SR Legacy). Per 100 g, calories range from 53 to 489, with a median of 364. The highest in protein is Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain at 29.1 g per 100 g.

30 of 30 foods shown, sorted by name.

Breakfast Cereals — nutrition per 100 g
FoodCaloriesProtein (g)Fat (g)Carbs (g)
Cereals ready-to-eat, chocolate-flavored frosted puffed corn4053.33.587.2
Cereals ready-to-eat, frosted oat cereal with marshmallows4007.13.384.7
Cereals ready-to-eat, granola, homemade48913.724.353.9
Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp3906.6583
Cereals ready-to-eat, rice, puffed, fortified4026.30.589.8
Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat and bran, presweetened with nuts and fruits3857.15.676.2
Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain38229.110.749.6
Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat, puffed, fortified36414.71.279.6
Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, with salt711.70.4614.8
Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, without salt711.70.4614.8
Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, dry3707.71.879.1
Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, without salt651.20.3913.9
Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, unenriched, dry3718.81.279.6
Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular, quick, enriched, cooked with water, with salt651.20.3913.9
Cereals, farina, enriched, cooked with water, with salt531.80.3410.9
Cereals, farina, unenriched, dry36910.60.578
Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, maple and brown sugar, dry3869.34.776.7
Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, dry36211.96.969.5
Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved)682.41.411.7
Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, with cinnamon and spice, dry3699.54.876.1
Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, with cinnamon and spice, prepared with water962.41.219
Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, with raisins and spice, prepared with water8820.9517.9
Cereals, oats, regular and quick and instant, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), with salt712.51.512
Cereals, oats, regular and quick, not fortified, dry37913.26.567.7
Cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt712.51.512
Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, with salt6220.413.7
Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, cooked with water, without salt6220.413.7
Cereals, whole wheat hot natural cereal, dry34211.2275.2
Incaparina, dry mix (corn and soy flours), unprepared37921.85.660.5
Millet, puffed354133.480

Values per 100 g of food as listed in USDA FoodData Central.

Reading this table

Every value is for 100 grams of the food as described — raw, cooked, drained and so on — so the same food can appear several times in different forms. Open a food to see vitamins and minerals, % Daily Values and common portion weights.

Other food groups

American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 165Baby Foods 225Baked Products 516Beef Products 969Beverages 271Cereal Grains and Pasta 217Dairy and Egg Products 302Fats and Oils 204Finfish and Shellfish Products 287Fruits and Fruit Juices 383Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 466Legumes and Legume Products 259Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes 73Nut and Seed Products 154Pork Products 336Poultry Products 383Sausages and Luncheon Meats 172Snacks 135Soups, Sauces, and Gravies 221Spices and Herbs 64Sweets 244Vegetables and Vegetable Products 891

Sources

  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov).