Hershey's Kisses · Cereal
Cereal
One cup (36g) serving of Cereal by Hershey's Kisses has 140 calories, 12g of sugars and 150mg of sodium, as submitted by General Mills, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2617423, record updated Jun 9, 2023). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 2674184.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2617423, available Aug 31, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* 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 General Mills, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 36g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 016000160798
- Category
- Cereal
- Records
- 2 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 79% of the 7,179 cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 64% of them.
Where the calories come from: 85% carbohydrate, 9% fat and 6% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cereal: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 33.3 g | 21.7 g | 79% |
| Sodium | 417 mg | 314 mg | 64% |
| Protein | 5.6 g | 8.8 g | 18% |
| Calories | 389 | 385 | 53% |
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; 1,616 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Organic Koala Crisp Cereal NATURE'S PATH ORGANIC | 333 mg | 367 |
| Crunchy Bran & Raisin Cereal PUBLIX | 333 mg | 352 |
| Honey Crispy Brown Rice Mixed Berries 100% Whole Grain Cereal EREWHON | 333 mg | 400 |
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): WHOLE GRAIN CORN, SUGAR, CORN MEAL, CORN SYRUP, HERSHEY'S COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, CANOLA OIL, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, RED 40, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: CALCIUM CARBONATE, VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), IRON AND ZINC (MINERAL NUTRIENTS), A B VITAMIN (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B12, A B VITAMIN (FOLIC ACID), VITAMIN D3.
The statement lists 26 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Whole Grain Corn, Sugar, Corn Meal. 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 Jun 9, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement General Mills, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2617423).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Hershey's Kisses Cereal?
140 per 1 cup (36g) serving, and 389 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Hershey's Kisses Cereal?
150mg per serving (7% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record General Mills, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jun 9, 2023. 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