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Cheerios nutrition facts
USDA's branded food database lists 149 Cheerios products from General Mills Sales Inc. in 3 categories; the most are processed cereal products (131). Of the 149 with a measured place in their category, 60 have less sugar per 100 g than the category's median and 13 less sodium. Below, the brand's median per 100 g beside each category's median, then each product's place in its category.
Cheerios against each category
| Category | Products | Sugars, brand / all | Sodium, brand / all | Protein, brand / all |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processed Cereal Products | 131 | 29.0 g vs 26.8 g | 487 vs 360 mg | 8.6 g vs 7.1 g |
| Cereal | 17 | 25.0 g vs 21.7 g | 464 vs 314 mg | 7.4 g vs 8.8 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; medians computed by GetFoodFacts over the brand's products in each category with 5 or more of them.
Cheerios products and their place in each category
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; the share of each product's category (one product per barcode) with less sugar or sodium per 100 g, computed by GetFoodFacts.
Next questions
- Every brand from General Mills Sales Inc.the company that submits these records, and its other shelf brands
- Compare two foods side by sidecalories, sugar, sodium and protein per 100 g and per portion
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov