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Processed Cereal Products

USDA's branded food database lists 1,868 processed cereal products products; the median has 400 calories, 26.8 g of sugars, 7.1 g of protein and 360 mg of sodium per 100 g.

Products as manufacturers categorize them when they submit to USDA.

How processed cereal products products are spread

Half of all processed cereal products products have between 20.1 g and 31.9 g of sugars per 100 g

Sugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 gSugar per 100 g across processed cereal products products4 g43 gmedian 27 g
Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories376400429
Sugars20.1 g26.8 g31.9 g
Protein5.4 g7.1 g9.4 g
Sodium241 mg360 mg491 mg
Fiber4.4 g6.5 g8.6 g
Saturated fat0.3 g1.7 g4.4 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*1 of 1,8680%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving211 of 1,86811%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving133 of 1,8687%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*712 of 1,86738%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving10 of 1,8671%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most processed cereal products products

BrandProducts
Kellogg's396
Nature Valley219
Cheerios131
General Mills Sales Inc.105
Quaker95
Larabar94
Cascadian Farm83
Toast Crunch65

Every processed cereal products product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

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