General Mills · Cereal
Rice Chex
One cup (27g) serving of Rice Chex by General Mills has 100 calories, 2g of sugars and 220mg of sodium, as submitted by General Mills, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1636326, record updated Mar 17, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1636326, 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 27g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 016000431195
- 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 18% of the 7,179 cereal products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 98% of them.
Where the calories come from: 88% carbohydrate, 4% fat and 8% 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 | 7.4 g | 21.7 g | 18% |
| Sodium | 815 mg | 314 mg | 98% |
| Protein | 7.4 g | 8.8 g | 34% |
| Calories | 370 | 385 | 24% |
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 RICE, RICE, SUGAR, SALT, MOLASSES. 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 15 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Whole Grain Rice, Rice, 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 Mar 17, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement General Mills, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1636326).
More General Mills cereal
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetened Whole Grain Corn and Oat Cereal, Fruity | 370 | 33.33 g | 500 mg |
| Go Diego Go Lightly Sweetened Corn Puffs Cereal, Honey | 370 | 22.22 g | 593 mg |
| Frosted Whole Grain Oat Cereal | 370 | 33.33 g | 556 mg |
| Cereal with Spooky-fun Marshmallows, Chocolatey | 370 | 33.33 g | 481 mg |
| General Mills, Chex, Clusters Cereal, Fruit & Oats | 371 | 34.29 g | 486 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in General Mills Rice Chex?
100 per 1 cup (27g) serving, and 370 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in General Mills Rice Chex?
220mg per serving (10% 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 Mar 17, 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