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USDA Survey Foods218 exact records

Breakfast foods: find the record that best matches the food.

Eggs, omelets, pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, and breakfast cereals. This page shows the shape of the collection before asking you to choose a number: what sits near the middle, how wide the central range is, and which words distinguish one source record from another.

The shortest route to a defensible estimate

Choose in this order: identity, amount, then context.

  1. 01

    Identity

    Match the exact food description—especially preparation, additions, and whether the record is a single food or mixed dish.

  2. 02

    Amount

    Use a household measure tied to that record or enter grams. A familiar serving word without a weight can hide a large difference.

  3. 03

    Context

    Add the brand, recipe, sauce, cooking fat, toppings, or edible portion that the generic source record cannot know.

What the collection actually contains

Central nutrient ranges on one denominator

Each row uses values per 100 grams. The median is the collection midpoint; the central range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile. That interval describes variation among source records—not uncertainty around a single meal and not a recommended intake range.

Median and central per-100-gram nutrient ranges for records in this category
NutrientMedianCentral 80%Records reporting
Energyper 100 g 188 kcal 102–375 kcal 218 of 218
Proteinper 100 g 10 g 4.8–12.7 g 218 of 218
Fiberper 100 g 0.3 g 0–5.4 g 218 of 218
Sodiumper 100 g 357 mg 130–562 mg 218 of 218

Zeros are retained when reported; missing values are not silently converted to zero. Rounded values are for orientation. Open an exact profile for Feast’s 21-nutrient panel and source citation.

Three coordinates, not winners

Records that make the range easier to understand

These examples sit near the collection’s energy midpoint or upper central protein and fiber boundaries. A high value for one nutrient is not a complete judgment of the food, and the records are not ranked as “best.”

What “Breakfast foods” includes here

One Feast category, several USDA source categories

Feast groups related records to make the library navigable. The more specific USDA category and the complete food name remain the better evidence for choosing a match.

Eggs and omelets116 records
Pancakes, waffles, French toast43 records
Oatmeal20 records
Ready-to-eat cereal, higher sugar (>21.2g/100g)20 records
Ready-to-eat cereal, lower sugar (=<21.2g/100g)19 records

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 8 exact records behind Breakfast foods category landmarks. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Cereal, corn flakes, flavored is higher in calories per 100 g

Cereal, corn flakes, flavored reports 375 kcal versus 100 kcal for Oatmeal, instant, fruit flavored, no added fat: a 275 kcal difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings is denser; Oatmeal, instant, maple flavored, no added fat is higher in its source amount

Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings reports 188 kcal per 100 g and 207 kcal in USDA source amount (110 g). Oatmeal, instant, maple flavored, no added fat reports a lower 102 kcal per 100 g but a higher 245 kcal in USDA source amount (240 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings” from “Waffle, school”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Breakfast foods category landmarks, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Best next guide for this exact record Cereal

Cereal, corn flakes, flavored and Cereal, corn squares are explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Best next guide for this exact record Egg omelet or scrambled eggs

Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings and Egg omelet or scrambled egg, with cheese, made with butter are explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calories: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calories runs from 100 kcal in Oatmeal, instant, fruit flavored, no added fat to 375 kcal in Cereal, corn flakes, flavored, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Salt, table

USDA input 2047 appears in 5 of 8 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 0.3–1.8 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beverages, water, tap, drinking

USDA input 14411 appears in 2 of 8 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 120–120 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings vs Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with cooking spray

Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Added-fat wording: added fat; animal fat or meat drippings versus cooking spray; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings vs Egg omelet or scrambled egg, no added fat

Egg omelet or scrambled egg, made with animal fat or meat drippings is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Added-fat wording: added fat; animal fat or meat drippings versus no added fat; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path

Exact-record directory

Browse all 218 profiles in this category

Records are presented as source descriptions, not as universal recipes. Open the closest wording first; compare alternatives only after checking that the denominator and preparation context match.

Breakfast foods

Cereal, crunch

139 kcal in a 35 g source amount. Open the record to compare that amount with 100 grams and other source measures.

Source amount
139 kcal · 35 g
Listed measures
119–139 kcal
Protein, same amount
1.5 g
See nutrition details for Cereal, crunch
Breakfast foods

Cheese souffle

99 kcal in a 48 g source amount. Open the record to compare that amount with 100 grams and other source measures.

Source amount
99 kcal · 48 g
Listed measures
99–197 kcal
Protein, same amount
4.5 g
See nutrition details for Cheese souffle
Breakfast foods

Egg, creamed

215 kcal in a 145 g source amount. Open the record to compare that amount with 100 grams and other source measures.

Source amount
215 kcal · 145 g
Listed measures
200–215 kcal
Protein, same amount
11.3 g
See nutrition details for Egg, creamed

Interpretation, not trivia

Three questions that prevent the most common category mistakes

Food databases become more useful when the limits are part of the answer rather than buried beneath it.

What does this category’s median represent?

It is the calculated median among the records in this Feast category on a 100-gram basis. It is not a measurement of a particular food, a suggested serving, or an estimate of what people usually eat.

Why can two records in the same category be far apart?

A broad category can contain different ingredients, water content, preparation methods, additions, and formulations. Compare the complete record names before attributing a nutrient difference to any one factor.

Should I use the source serving or the per-100-gram value?

Use per 100 grams to compare nutrient concentration on equal weight. Use the closest household measure or gram amount to estimate the food you actually ate. The source serving is a reference amount, not a recommendation.