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

Showing 51–100 foods · Page 2

Most calorie-dense cereal grains and pasta

Calories per 100 g across the foods on this page

  1. 1 Noodles, flat 521 kcal
  2. 2 Noodles, chinese 471 kcal
  3. 3 Oat flour, partially debranned 404 kcal
  4. 4 Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distr 389 kcal
  5. 5 Noodles, egg 384 kcal
  6. 6 Noodles, egg 384 kcal
  7. 7 Millet flour 382 kcal
  8. 8 Noodles, egg 382 kcal
  9. 9 Millet, raw 378 kcal
  10. 10 Flour, whole wheat 370 kcal
  11. 11 Macaroni, vegetable 367 kcal
  12. 12 Flour, wheat 366 kcal
kcal / 100g Source: USDA FoodData Central (page 2)

→ Compare the first three cereal grains and pasta foods side-by-side

Flour, corn, yellow, fine meal, enriched

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Flour, oat, whole grain

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Flour, pastry, unenriched, unbleached

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Flour, quinoa

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Flour, rice, brown

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Flour, rice, glutinous

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Flour, rice, white, unenriched

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Flour, rye

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Flour, semolina, coarse and semi-coarse

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Flour, semolina, fine

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Flour, sorghum

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Flour, spelt, whole grain

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Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, bleached

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Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached

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Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached

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Flour, whole wheat, unenriched

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Fonio, grain, dry, raw

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Hominy, canned, white

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Hominy, canned, yellow

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Khorasan, grain, dry, raw

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Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, cooked

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Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, dry

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Millet flour

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Millet, cooked

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Millet, raw

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Millet, whole grain

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Noodles, chinese, chow mein

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Noodles, egg, cooked, enriched, with added salt

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Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt

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Noodles, egg, dry, enriched

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Noodles, egg, dry, unenriched

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Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked

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Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked

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Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, dry

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Noodles, egg, unenriched, cooked, without added salt

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Noodles, flat, crunchy, Chinese restaurant

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Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked

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Noodles, japanese, soba, dry

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Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked

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Noodles, japanese, somen, dry

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Oat bran, cooked

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Oat bran, raw

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Oat flour, partially debranned

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Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)

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Oats, whole grain, rolled, old fashioned

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Oats, whole grain, steel cut

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Pasta, cooked, enriched, with added salt

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Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt

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Pasta, cooked, unenriched, with added salt

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Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt

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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.