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Puffed Wheat Cereal, Sweetened

A 3/4 cup (27g) serving of Puffed Wheat Cereal, Sweetened by Post has 100 calories, 14g of sugars and 25mg of sodium, as submitted by Post Consumer Brands, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 1864264, record updated Mar 8, 2018).

Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1864264, available Jul 29, 2021; USDA record.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size3/4 cup (27g)
Amount per serving
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 25mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 24g9%
Dietary Fiber <1g4%
Total Sugars 14g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein <1g2%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 1.8mg10%
Potassium 50mg1%

* 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 27g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0884912003959
UPC
884912003959
Category
Cereal
Records
4 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 26% of them.

Where the calories come from: 96% carbohydrate, 0% fat and 4% 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 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 gSugar per 100 g across 7,179 cereal products0 g52 gmedian 22 gThis product: 52 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.
Puffed Wheat Cereal, Sweetened against the 7,179 cereal products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars51.9 g21.7 g99%
Sodium93 mg314 mg26%
Protein3.7 g8.8 g8%
Calories37038524%

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; 503 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Cocoa Crunch Cereal FREEDOM FOODS74 mg353
Apple Blueberry Overnight Oats + Probiotics Chilled Cereal AMAZING GRAINS73 mg371
Superfood Cereal, Acai Blueberry LIVING INTENTIONS73 mg396

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, WHEAT, CORN SYRUP, HONEY, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: NIACINAMIDE (B VITAMIN), REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE (SOURCE OF ZINC), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID (B VITAMIN), VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D.

The statement lists 15 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Wheat, Corn Syrup. 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 8, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Post Consumer Brands, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1864264).

More Post cereal

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Raisins, Dates & Pecans Cereal, Raisins37024.07 g259 mg
Instant Multigrain Hot Cereal, Blueberry Morning37227.91 g512 mg
Fit Cereal, Cranberry Vanilla36816.09 g161 mg
Shredded Wheat, Honey Nut37320.34 g102 mg
Cereal, Frosted Cinnamon Roll, Vanilla36726.67 g17 mg

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

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Post Puffed Wheat Cereal, Sweetened?

100 per 3/4 cup (27g) serving, and 370 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Post Puffed Wheat Cereal, Sweetened?

25mg per serving (1% 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 Mar 8, 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