USDA food category
Cereal Grains and Pasta
According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed September 2026), cereal grains and pasta entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.
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- Foods (page 2)
- 288
- Avg kcal / 100gmoderate density
- 8.9g
- Avg proteingood source · 18% DV
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Most calorie-dense cereal grains and pasta
→ Compare the first three cereal grains and pasta foods side-by-side
Flour, corn, yellow, fine meal, enriched
Flour, oat, whole grain
Flour, pastry, unenriched, unbleached
Flour, quinoa
Flour, rice, brown
Flour, rice, glutinous
Flour, rice, white, unenriched
Flour, rye
Flour, semolina, coarse and semi-coarse
Flour, semolina, fine
Flour, sorghum
Flour, spelt, whole grain
Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleached
Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached
Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached
Flour, whole wheat, unenriched
Fonio, grain, dry, raw
Hominy, canned, white
Hominy, canned, yellow
Khorasan, grain, dry, raw
Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, cooked
Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, dry
Millet flour
Millet, cooked
Millet, raw
Millet, whole grain
Noodles, chinese, chow mein
Noodles, egg, cooked, enriched, with added salt
Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt
Noodles, egg, dry, enriched
Noodles, egg, dry, unenriched
Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked
Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked
Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, dry
Noodles, egg, unenriched, cooked, without added salt
Noodles, flat, crunchy, Chinese restaurant
Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked
Noodles, japanese, soba, dry
Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked
Noodles, japanese, somen, dry
Oat bran, cooked
Oat bran, raw
Oat flour, partially debranned
Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
Oats, whole grain, rolled, old fashioned
Oats, whole grain, steel cut
Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt
Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt
Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt
Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt
Primary source data
Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.
Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Key takeaways
- Within Cereal Grains and Pasta, Noodles is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 521 cal per 100g, while Oat bran is the lightest at 40 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
- By average calorie density, cereal grains and pasta ranks 7th of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
- Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.