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Post · Cereal

Cereal

One cup (33g) serving of Cereal by Post has 150 calories, 13g of sugars and 160mg of sodium, as submitted by Post Consumer Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2471601, record updated Apr 8, 2020). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 2640903.

Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2471601, available Feb 16, 2023; USDA record.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 cup (33g)
Amount per serving
Calories150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.5g6%
Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 160mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 25g9%
Dietary Fiber <1g4%
Total Sugars 13g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 60mg5%
Iron 5.4mg30%
Potassium 40mg1%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

Computed from the values per 100 g that Post Consumer Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 33g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0884912288400
UPC
884912288400
Category
Cereal
Records
8 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode

How it compares with other cereal

Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 90% of the 7,179 cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 74% of them.

Where the calories come from: 67% carbohydrate, 27% fat and 5% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Where it sits among cereal: sugar per 100 g

Sugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 39 g
Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category; the dashed line is the median. USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Cereal against the 7,179 cereal products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars39.4 g21.7 g90%
Sodium485 mg314 mg74%
Protein6.1 g8.8 g20%
Calories45538591%

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 7,179 products, one per barcode.

Other cereal in this aisle

3,498 of the 7,179 cereal products are named cereal. Per 100 g their median is 385 calories, 439 mg of sodium and 7.3 g of protein; 2,171 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Instant Hot Cereal, Bananas & Cream CREAM OF WHEAT386 mg343
Honey Oat Cluster Crunch Sweetened Multigrain Cereal with Almonds HARRIS TEETER386 mg386
Multi Grain Lightly Sweetened Cereal CHEERIOS385 mg385

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cereal", one per barcode.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, DEXTROSE, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN, CANOLA), SALT), DEXTROSE, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, YELLOW 6, BHT ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), ZINC OXIDE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), FOLIC ACID.

The statement lists 20 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Corn Flour, Sugar, Peanut Butter (peanuts. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Apr 8, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Post Consumer Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2471601).

More Post cereal

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Great Grains Granola45518.18 g164 mg
Post, Honey Bunches of Oats, Granola, Cinnamon44024 g20 mg
Granola Maple Pecan44024 g130 mg
Protein Granola with Dark Chocolate44026 g210 mg
Real Peanut Butter Cereal43939.02 g488 mg

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

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Post Cereal?

150 per 1 cup (33g) serving, and 455 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Post Cereal?

160mg per serving (7% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

Is this the label on the package today?

It is the record Post Consumer Brands, LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 8, 2020. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov