General Mills · Processed Cereal Products
Cheerios Cereal, Family Size
Per 100 g, Cheerios Cereal, Family Size by General Mills has 360 calories, 4g of sugars and 500mg of sodium, as submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1456251). Its declared serving weighs it with what is added to prepare it, while the values are for the product as sold, so this page compares it per 100 g only.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1456251, available Mar 19, 2021; 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 SALES INC. submitted to USDA. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 016000476080
- Category
- Processed Cereal Products
- Records
- 5 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other processed cereal products
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 3% of the 1,868 processed cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 76% of them.
Where the calories come from: 73% carbohydrate, 16% fat and 11% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among processed cereal products: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 3.6 g | 26.8 g | 3% |
| Sodium | 500 mg | 360 mg | 76% |
| Protein | 10.7 g | 7.1 g | 81% |
| Calories | 357 | 400 | 10% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,868 products, one per barcode.
Other cereal in this aisle
942 of the 1,868 processed cereal products are named cereal. Per 100 g their median is 385 calories, 467 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 532 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Kellogg's Rice Krispies Cereal Strawberry 11.5oz Kellogg's | 397 mg | 386 |
| Cheerios Protein Peanut Butter Chocolate Cereal Bar Cheerios | 389 mg | 417 |
| Cascadian Farm Organic Cinnamon Crunch Breakfast Cereal Cascadian Farm | 389 mg | 417 |
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 OATS, CORN STARCH, SUGAR, SALT, TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE. VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS) ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.VITAMINS AND MINERALS: CALCIUM CARBONATE, IRON AND ZINC (MINERAL NUTRIENTS), VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), A B VITAMIN (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), A B VITAMIN (FOLIC ACID), VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D3.
The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with / Whole Grain Oats, Corn Starch, Sugar. 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 May 25, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1456251).
More General Mills processed cereal products
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gmills Frty Cheerios Sweetened Whl Grn Oat Cereal | 370 | 29.63 g | 463 mg |
| Gmills Choc Cheerios Whl Grn Oat Cereal Family Sz | 370 | 29.63 g | 556 mg |
| General Mills Enriched Quick Grits | 370 | 0 g | 0 mg |
| Country Corn Flakes Cereal | 371 | 8.72 g | 766 mg |
| Gmills Lcky Chrms Tstd Oat W Mrshmlws Cereal | 375 | 35.42 g | 646 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in General Mills Cheerios Cereal, Family Size?
360 per 100g, and 357 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in General Mills Cheerios Cereal, Family Size?
500mg per 100 g (22% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA, last updated May 25, 2018. 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