USDA food category
Cereal Grains and Pasta
According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed July 2026), cereal grains and pasta entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.
- 50
- Foods (page 2)
- 288
- Avg kcal / 100gmoderate density
- 8.9g
- Avg proteingood source · 18% DV
Showing 51–100 foods · Page 2
Most calorie-dense cereal grains and pasta
How the Cereal Grains and Pasta Category Compares
Cereal Grains and Pasta is one of the food groups catalogued in the USDA FoodData Central database, and this page surfaces 50 foods from that group on the current view (page 2). Among just the 50 foods on this page, the average calorie count lands at 269 kcal per 100g, with average protein of 9.4g per 100g (the full Cereal Grains and Pasta group of 225 foods averages 288 kcal, shown above). These per-page averages help you benchmark any single food against its immediate neighbors on this listing, a food 30% above this page's calorie average, for example, is a useful signal for portion planning.
Within this page, the most energy-dense item is "Noodles, flat, crunchy, Chinese restaurant" at 521 calories per 100g, while the lightest is "Oat bran, cooked" at 40 calories. That kind of spread is typical for USDA food groups: branded and processed entries often sit high on calories and sodium, while raw or minimally prepared entries anchor the low end. Sorting the grid by calories, protein, fat, or carbs exposes the full distribution so you can pick foods that match specific dietary goals rather than relying on category intuition alone.
Every food in the Cereal Grains and Pasta group links to a full FDA-format nutrition label with vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages sourced from USDA Standard Reference, Foundation, Branded, or Survey data depending on the item. Use the sort controls to surface the highest-protein or lowest-sodium choices, or drill into any food card to see macro bars, similar foods, and brand breakdowns. For framework and interpretation help, the nutrition guides explain daily values, how to compare foods fairly, and where hidden sugars hide inside everyday categories.
→ 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.
Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.