General Mills Sales Inc. · Processed Cereal Products
Frosted Cheerios Cereal
One pouch (31g) serving of Frosted Cheerios Cereal by General Mills Sales Inc. has 120 calories, 10g of sugars and 170mg of sodium, as submitted by GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. to USDA (FoodData Central 759408, record updated Mar 28, 2019). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 2741481.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 759408, available Feb 27, 2020; 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, for the declared 31g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 016000503632
- Category
- Processed Cereal Products
- Records
- 3 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 77% of the 1,868 processed cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 82% of them.
Where the calories come from: 80% carbohydrate, 11% fat and 10% 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 | 32.3 g | 26.8 g | 77% |
| Sodium | 548 mg | 360 mg | 82% |
| Protein | 9.7 g | 7.1 g | 77% |
| Calories | 387 | 400 | 36% |
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; 635 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Gmills Cookie Crisp Sweetened Cereal GENERAL MILLS | 438 mg | 375 |
| Kellogg's Special K Cereal Protein Plus 19oz Kellogg's | 437 mg | 360 |
| Strawberry Banana Cheerios Cereal Cheerios | 432 mg | 378 |
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, SUGAR, OAT BRAN, CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP, SALT, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, BROWN SUGAR SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVOR. VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS) ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.VITAMINS AND MINERALS: CALCIUM CARBONATE, ZINC AND IRON (MINERAL NUTRIENTS), VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), A B VITAMIN (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), A B VITAMIN (FOLIC ACID), VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D3.
The statement lists 19 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Oat Bran. 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 Mar 28, 2019), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement GENERAL MILLS SALES INC. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 759408).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in General Mills Sales Inc. Frosted Cheerios Cereal?
120 per 1 pouch (31g) serving, and 387 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in General Mills Sales Inc. Frosted Cheerios Cereal?
170mg per serving (7% 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 Mar 28, 2019. 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