Cap'n Crunch's · Cereal
Cotton Candy Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal
One -1/4 cup (38g) serving of Cotton Candy Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal by Cap'n Crunch's has 150 calories, 17g of sugars and 170mg of sodium, as submitted by The Quaker Oats Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2471762, record updated May 22, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2471762, available Feb 16, 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 The Quaker Oats Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 38g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 030000568071
- 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 96% of the 7,179 cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 67% of them.
Where the calories come from: 86% carbohydrate, 9% fat and 5% 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 | 44.7 g | 21.7 g | 96% |
| Sodium | 447 mg | 314 mg | 67% |
| Protein | 5.3 g | 8.8 g | 16% |
| Calories | 395 | 385 | 60% |
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; 1,763 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Oats & Honey with Strawberries Toasted Multigrain Cereal with Honey Oat Clusters FOOD CLUB | 357 mg | 381 |
| Organic Honey Nut Toasted Oats Cereal CLEARLY ORGANIC | 357 mg | 393 |
| Multi-grain Shapes Cereal RICE KRISPIES | 357 mg | 429 |
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, OAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, PALM AND/OR COCONUT OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, BLUE 1, REDUCED IRON, RED 3, NIACINAMIDE*, THIAMINE MONONITRATE*, BHT (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE*, RIBOFLAVIN*, FOLIC ACID*.
The statement lists 16 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Corn Flour, Sugar, 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 May 22, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement The Quaker Oats Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2471762).
More Cap'n Crunch's cereal
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oops! All Berries Flavored Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal | 395 | 44.74 g | 632 mg |
| Birthday Cake Sweetened Corn and Oat Cereal | 395 | 36.84 g | 526 mg |
| Crunch Berries Flavored Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal | 400 | 45 g | 725 mg |
| Chocolatey Berry Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal | 400 | 42.5 g | 525 mg |
| Sprinkled Donut Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal | 390 | 36.59 g | 610 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Cap'n Crunch's Cotton Candy Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal?
150 per 1 -1/4 cup (38g) serving, and 395 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Cap'n Crunch's Cotton Candy Sweetened Corn & Oat Cereal?
170mg per serving (7% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record The Quaker Oats Company submitted to USDA, last updated May 22, 2021. 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