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Cereals, Quaker, Corn Grits, without Salt

74 calories and 1.6 g of protein per 100 g. Reported fiber: 1.1 g.

USDA SR LegacyPublished Apr 2019

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Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without salt

Source category
Breakfast Cereals
Nutrition basis
Per 100 g
Source record
USDA FDC 173897
Publication date
Apr 2019

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 2% 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SR Legacy is USDA’s final historical reference release from 2018.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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Your portion, your numbers
162calories
in 219 g
NutrientAmountDaily value
Protein3.5 g—
Carbohydrate34.9 g13%
Fat1.1 g1%
Fiber2.4 g9%
Total sugars0.2 g—
Sodium497 mg22%
Saturated fat0.2 g1%
Potassium59 mg1%
Calcium140 mg11%
Iron14.69 mg82%
Magnesium13 mg3%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D——
Estimated energy from macros
Protein 8%Carbs 86%Fat 6%

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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Reported variation in the reference data

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NutrientDisplayed valueReported minimumReported maximumData points
WaterPer 100 g81.22 g78.91 g85 g8
ProteinPer 100 g1.58 g1.31 g1.81 g8
Total lipid (fat)Per 100 g0.49 g0.35 g0.59 g8
AshPer 100 g0.76 g0.57 g0.93 g8
Fiber, total dietaryPer 100 g1.1 g0.7 g1.4 g8
Sugars, TotalPer 100 g0.1 g0.07 g0.14 g7
SucrosePer 100 g0.1 g0.07 g0.14 g7
StarchPer 100 g15.39 g12.84 g17.27 g8

These are source-reported summary fields, not a predicted range for your particular food or a statistical confidence interval.

All 97 reported nutrient values Per 100 g
NutrientAmountUSDA identifier
Water81.22 g1051
Energy74 kcal1008
Energy309 kj1062
Protein1.58 g1003
Total lipid (fat)0.49 g1004
Ash0.76 g1007
Carbohydrate, by difference15.95 g1005
Fiber, total dietary1.1 g1079
Sugars, Total0.1 g2000
Sucrose0.1 g1010
Glucose0 g1011
Fructose0 g1012
Lactose0 g1013
Maltose0 g1014
Galactose0 g1075
Starch15.39 g1009
Calcium, Ca64 mg1087
Iron, Fe6.71 mg1089
Magnesium, Mg6 mg1090
Phosphorus, P14 mg1091
Potassium, K27 mg1092
Sodium, Na227 mg1093
Zinc, Zn0.09 mg1095
Copper, Cu0 mg1098
Manganese, Mn0.049 mg1101
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid0 mg1162
Thiamin0.143 mg1165
Riboflavin0.135 mg1166
Niacin1.672 mg1167
Pantothenic acid0.052 mg1170
Vitamin B-60.028 mg1175
Folate, total27 µg1177
Folic acid15 µg1186
Folate, food11 µg1187
Folate, DFE37 µg1190
Choline, total2.6 mg1180
Betaine0.2 mg1198
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)0.01 mg1109
Tocopherol, beta0 mg1125
Tocopherol, gamma0.05 mg1126
Tocopherol, delta0.01 mg1127
Tocotrienol, alpha0.02 mg1128
Tocotrienol, beta0 mg1129
Tocotrienol, gamma0.11 mg1130
Tocotrienol, delta0 mg1131
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)0 µg1185
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)0 µg1184
Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4)0 µg1183
Fatty acids, total saturated0.076 g1258
SFA 8:00 g1261
SFA 10:00 g1262
SFA 12:00 g1263
SFA 14:00 g1264
SFA 15:00 g1299
SFA 16:00.067 g1265
SFA 17:00 g1300
SFA 18:00.009 g1266
SFA 20:00 g1267
SFA 22:00 g1273
SFA 24:00 g1301
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated0.081 g1292
MUFA 14:10 g1274
MUFA 15:10 g1333
MUFA 16:10 g1275
MUFA 17:10 g1323
MUFA 18:10.081 g1268
MUFA 20:10 g1277
MUFA 22:10 g1279
MUFA 24:1 c0 g1312
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated0.191 g1293
PUFA 18:20.191 g1269
PUFA 18:30 g1270
PUFA 18:40 g1276
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c0 g1313
PUFA 20:30 g1325
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
Tryptophan0.011 g1210
Threonine0.052 g1211
Isoleucine0.058 g1212
Leucine0.228 g1213
Lysine0.031 g1214
Methionine0.029 g1215
Cystine0.034 g1216
Phenylalanine0.087 g1217
Tyrosine0.054 g1218
Valine0.077 g1219
Arginine0.06 g1220
Histidine0.048 g1221
Alanine0.131 g1222
Aspartic acid0.097 g1223
Glutamic acid0.337 g1224
Glycine0.052 g1225
Proline0.179 g1226
Serine0.07 g1227

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