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General Mills, Lightly Sweetened Oat Cereal, Cherrios + Ancient Grain
One box (24g) serving of General Mills, Lightly Sweetened Oat Cereal, Cherrios + Ancient Grain has 90 calories, 5g of sugars and 90mg of sodium, as submitted by General Mills, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1629951, record updated Jan 1, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1629951, 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, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 24g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 016000400436
- 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 47% of the 7,179 cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 59% of them.
Where the calories come from: 75% carbohydrate, 13% fat and 12% 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 | 20.8 g | 21.7 g | 47% |
| Sodium | 375 mg | 314 mg | 59% |
| Protein | 12.5 g | 8.8 g | 80% |
| Calories | 375 | 385 | 30% |
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; 1,359 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Almond Crunch Cereal, Cherry POST | 298 mg | 404 |
| Toasted Oats & Honey Cereal RAISIN BRAN | 296 mg | 370 |
| Cinnamon Apple Crisp Grain Free Hot Cereal NATURE'S PATH ORGANIC | 295 mg | 432 |
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, CLUSTER (WHOLE GRAIN OATS, SUGAR, WHOLE GRAIN QUINOA, CORN SYRUP, CRISP RICE (RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, SALT), CANOLA OIL, MOLASSES, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS) ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.), SUGAR, KAMUT BRAND KHORASAN WHEAT, SPELT, CORN STARCH, REFINER'S SYRUP, SALT, MAPLE SYRUP, TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, COLOR ADDED, NATURAL FLAVOR. 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 B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), A B VITAMIN (FOLIC ACID), VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D3.
The statement lists 22 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Whole Grain Oats, Cluster (whole Grain Oats, 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 Jan 1, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement General Mills, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1629951).
More General Mills cereal
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitalicious Swirls Sweetened Corn Puffs, Fruit | 375 | 34.38 g | 594 mg |
| Chocolatey Sweetened Corn Cereal with Marshmallows | 378 | 35.14 g | 351 mg |
| Spiderberry, Berry Flavored Sweetened Corn Cereal with Marshmallows, Spiderberry | 378 | 29.73 g | 514 mg |
| General Mills, Chex, Clusters Cereal, Fruit & Oats | 371 | 34.29 g | 486 mg |
| General Mills, Cheerios, Multi Grain Lightly Sweetened Cereal | 379 | 20.69 g | 414 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in General Mills, Lightly Sweetened Oat Cereal, Cherrios + Ancient Grain?
90 per 1 box (24g) serving, and 375 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in General Mills, Lightly Sweetened Oat Cereal, Cherrios + Ancient Grain?
90mg per serving (4% 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 Jan 1, 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