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Malt O Meal · Cereal

Corn Bursts Cereal

One cup (36g) serving of Corn Bursts Cereal by Malt O Meal has 140 calories, 18g of sugars and 240mg of sodium, as submitted by Post Consumer Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2484749, record updated Dec 15, 2022).

Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2484749, available Feb 16, 2023; USDA record.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 cup (36g)
Amount per serving
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g1%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 240mg10%
Total Carbohydrate 32g12%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 18g
Includes Added Sugars 18g36%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 6.3mg35%
Potassium 30mg1%

* 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 36g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0042400385653
UPC
042400385653
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 99% of the 7,179 cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 94% of them.

Where the calories come from: 91% carbohydrate, 6% fat and 3% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Where it sits among cereal: sugar per 100 g

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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.
Corn Bursts Cereal against the 7,179 cereal products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars50 g21.7 g99%
Sodium667 mg314 mg94%
Protein2.8 g8.8 g2%
Calories38938553%

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; 3,152 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Magic Stars, Frosted Toasted Oat Cereal with Marshmallows SHURFINE533 mg400
Organic Crunchy Honey Cereal NATURE'S PATH533 mg400
Toasted Oats Cereal FULL CIRCLE MARKET533 mg367

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): SUGAR, DEGERMED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, CORN SYRUP. SALT, MOLASSES, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, TURMERIC OLEORESIN (COLOR). WHEAT STARCH. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (SOURCE OF IRON), NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), ZINC OXIDE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (VITAMIN B5), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), FOLIC ACID.

The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Degermed Yellow Corn Flour, Whole Grain Oat Flour. 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 Dec 15, 2022), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Post Consumer Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2484749).

More Malt O Meal cereal

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Crispy Rice Cereal38911.11 g583 mg
Gluten Free Cereal38941.67 g639 mg
Honey Nut Scooters Cereal39029.27 g683 mg
Cocoa Dyno-bites Cereal with Marshmallows, Cocoa Dyno-bites39048.78 g488 mg
Crispy Rice Cereal3909.76 g585 mg

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

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Malt O Meal Corn Bursts Cereal?

140 per 1 cup (36g) serving, and 389 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Malt O Meal Corn Bursts Cereal?

240mg per serving (10% 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 Dec 15, 2022. 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