Breakfast cereal · Nutrition facts

General Mills, Cheerios

372 calories and 12.4 g of protein per 100 g. Reported fiber: 10.1 g.

USDA SR LegacyPublished Apr 2019

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Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS

Source category
Breakfast Cereals
Nutrition basis
Per 100 g
Source record
USDA FDC 173884
Publication date
Apr 2019

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 87% 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SR Legacy is USDA’s final historical reference release from 2018.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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104calories
in 28 g
NutrientAmountDaily value
Protein3.5 g—
Carbohydrate20.5 g7%
Fat1.8 g2%
Fiber2.8 g10%
Total sugars1.3 g—
Sodium139 mg6%
Saturated fat0.4 g2%
Potassium177 mg4%
Calcium100 mg8%
Iron8.09 mg45%
Magnesium32 mg8%
Vitamin C6 mg7%
Vitamin D1 µg5%
Estimated energy from macros
Protein 12%Carbs 73%Fat 15%

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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Where the source reports a minimum and maximum, you can see that range alongside the displayed value.

NutrientDisplayed valueReported minimumReported maximumData points
WaterPer 100 g3.76 g3.55 g3.96 g4
AshPer 100 g2.81 g2.76 g2.95 g6
Selenium, SePer 100 g24.9 ug24.6 ug25.1 ug3
SFA 18:0Per 100 g0.12 g0.12 g0.12 g3
MUFA 20:1Per 100 g0.05 g0.04 g0.05 g3
PUFA 18:3Per 100 g0.07 g0.07 g0.07 g3

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

All 74 reported nutrient values Per 100 g
NutrientAmountUSDA identifier
Water3.76 g1051
Energy372 kcal1008
Energy1,556 kj1062
Protein12.4 g1003
Total lipid (fat)6.6 g1004
Ash2.81 g1007
Carbohydrate, by difference73.2 g1005
Fiber, total dietary10.1 g1079
Sugars, Total4.5 g2000
Calcium, Ca357 mg1087
Iron, Fe28.9 mg1089
Magnesium, Mg114 mg1090
Phosphorus, P357 mg1091
Potassium, K633 mg1092
Sodium, Na497 mg1093
Zinc, Zn13.4 mg1095
Copper, Cu0.387 mg1098
Manganese, Mn3.563 mg1101
Selenium, Se24.9 µg1103
Fluoride, F0 µg1099
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid21.4 mg1162
Thiamin1.3 mg1165
Riboflavin0.1 mg1166
Niacin17.9 mg1167
Vitamin B-61.79 mg1175
Folate, total714 µg1177
Folic acid692 µg1186
Folate, food22 µg1187
Folate, DFE1,198 µg1190
Choline, total26.2 mg1180
Vitamin B-126.77 µg1178
Vitamin B-12, added6.77 µg1246
Vitamin A, RAE990 µg1106
Retinol990 µg1105
Carotene, beta0 µg1107
Carotene, alpha0 µg1108
Cryptoxanthin, beta0 µg1120
Vitamin A, IU3,299 iu1104
Lycopene0 µg1122
Lutein + zeaxanthin159 µg1123
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)0.41 mg1109
Vitamin E, added0 mg1242
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units143 iu1110
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)3.6 µg1114
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)3.6 µg1112
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)2 µg1185
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)0 µg1184
Fatty acids, total saturated1.6 g1258
SFA 4:00 g1259
SFA 6:00 g1260
SFA 8:00 g1261
SFA 10:00 g1262
SFA 12:00.027 g1263
SFA 14:00.014 g1264
SFA 16:01.27 g1265
SFA 18:00.117 g1266
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated2.3 g1292
MUFA 16:10.012 g1275
MUFA 18:12.278 g1268
MUFA 20:10.045 g1277
MUFA 22:10 g1279
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated2.4 g1293
PUFA 18:22.19 g1269
PUFA 18:30.068 g1270
PUFA 18:40 g1276
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
Fatty acids, total trans0 g1257
Cholesterol0 mg1253
Alcohol, ethyl0 g1018
Caffeine0 mg1057
Theobromine0 mg1058