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General Mills, Cheerios, Oat Cereal

One cup (28g) serving of General Mills, Cheerios, Oat Cereal has 100 calories, less than 1g of sugars and 140mg of sodium, as submitted by General Mills, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1629952, record updated Oct 13, 2017).

Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1629952, available Mar 19, 2021; USDA record.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 cup (28g)
Amount per serving
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 140mg6%
Total Carbohydrate 20g7%
Dietary Fiber 3g11%
Total Sugars <1g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 100mg8%
Iron 8.1mg45%
Potassium 180mg4%

* 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 28g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0016000348516
UPC
016000348516
Category
Cereal
Records
3 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 14% of the 7,179 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 cereal: sugar per 100 g

Sugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g46 gmedian 22 gThis product: 4 g
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.
General Mills, Cheerios, Oat Cereal against the 7,179 cereal products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars3.6 g21.7 g14%
Sodium500 mg314 mg76%
Protein10.7 g8.8 g69%
Calories35738515%

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 7,179 products, one per barcode.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): WHOLE GRAIN OATS, CORN STARCH, SUGAR, SALT, TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEAT STARCH. 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 15 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 Oct 13, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement General Mills, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1629952).

More General Mills cereal

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
General Mills, Banana Nut Cheerios, Real Banana and Natural Banana35732.14 g536 mg
Multi Grain Cheerios + Ancient Grains Cereal35721.43 g321 mg
Lightly Sweetened Crispy Corn Puffs, Honey36418.18 g576 mg
Sweetened Whole Grain Corn and Oat Cereal, Fruity37033.33 g500 mg
Go Diego Go Lightly Sweetened Corn Puffs Cereal, Honey37022.22 g593 mg

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

Questions about this product

How many calories are in General Mills, Cheerios, Oat Cereal?

100 per 1 cup (28g) serving, and 357 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in General Mills, Cheerios, Oat Cereal?

140mg per serving (6% 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 Oct 13, 2017. 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