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Cereal or granola bar calories per bar: 109–207 across all 9 named USDA examples

Across all 9 named USDA examples, a bar contains 109–207 calories. Their listed weights span 28–43 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 1 bar · 28 g

142calories

Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating

Protein
2.9 g
Carbs
15 g
Fat
8.7 g

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Compare all 9 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 9 exact records in this guide report 109–207 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 342–531 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Cereal or granola bar, begin by separating “Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating” from “Cereal or granola bar, with yogurt coating (General Mills Nature Valley Chewy Granola Bar).” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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How cereal or granola bar records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 9 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Cereal or granola bar, nonfat 342 kcal
    342 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Cereal or granola bar, with rice cereal 417 kcal
    417 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Cereal or granola bar, oats, nuts, coated with non-chocolate coating 455 kcal
    455 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Cereal or granola bar, fruit and nut 502 kcal
    502 kcal
  5. Maximum: Cereal or granola bar, with coconut, chocolate coated 531 kcal
    531 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 9 named USDA records in view: 9 direct matches. All sit within “Cereal bars.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 9 records together under the exact grouping key “cereal or granola bar.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Cereal or granola bar, this page can compare 9 named records from FDC 2708111 through FDC 2708092. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

28–43 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.5× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

189 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “nonfat”; the higher is “with coconut; chocolate coated.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

22.5 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “with rice cereal” (0.0 g) and “high fiber; coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating” (22.5 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every cereal or granola bar.

Important: “Lower” begins with Cereal or granola bar, high fiber, coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating; “higher” ends with Cereal or granola bar, with coconut, chocolate coated, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every cereal or granola bar meal.

Full comparison

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For Cereal or granola bar, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Cereal or granola bar nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 142 kcal 508 2.9 g 0.8 g 54 mg FDC 2708111 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, fruit and nut Direct name match 40 gUSDA reference amount 201 kcal 502 5.6 g 2.3 g 18 mg FDC 2708105 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, high fiber, coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 109 kcal 389 1.4 g 6.3 g 66 mg FDC 2708112 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, nonfat Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 147 kcal 342 2.5 g 3.2 g 7 mg FDC 2708103 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, oats, nuts, coated with non-chocolate coating Direct name match 35 gUSDA reference amount 159 kcal 455 3 g 1.5 g 170 mg FDC 2708110 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, peanuts , oats, sugar, wheat germ Direct name match 43 gUSDA reference amount 203 kcal 471 4.3 g 2.3 g 126 mg FDC 2708106 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, with coconut, chocolate coated Direct name match 39 gUSDA reference amount 207 kcal 531 2 g 2.4 g 59 mg FDC 2708108 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, with rice cereal Direct name match 28 gUSDA reference amount 117 kcal 417 1 g 0 g 98 mg FDC 2708113 ↗
Cereal or granola bar, with yogurt coating (General Mills Nature Valley Chewy Granola Bar) Direct name match 35 gUSDA reference amount 148 kcal 423 2 g 1.5 g 95 mg FDC 2708092 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 28 to 43 grams—a 15-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 109 calories for “high fiber; coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating” to 207 for “with coconut; chocolate coated.” At a fixed 100 grams, “nonfat” is 342 calories and “with coconut; chocolate coated” is 531—a fixed-weight separation of 189 calories. For Cereal or granola bar, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “coated with non-chocolate coating”, “high fiber, coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating”, “oats, nuts, coated with non-chocolate coating”, “with coconut, chocolate coated”, and “with yogurt coating (General Mills Nature Valley Chewy Granola Bar)”. The source formulations contain 15 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include cranberries, dried, sweetened (includes foods for usda's food distribution program), flour, rice, white, unenriched, formulated bar, high fiber, chewy, oats and chocolate, and honey. On this Cereal or granola bar page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Cereal or granola bar” cannot resolve the differences between Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating and Cereal or granola bar, with yogurt coating (General Mills Nature Valley Chewy Granola Bar). The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 28–43 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “coated with non-chocolate coating”, “high fiber, coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating”, “oats, nuts, coated with non-chocolate coating”, “with coconut, chocolate coated”, and “with yogurt coating (General Mills Nature Valley Chewy Granola Bar)”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    15 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Cereal or granola bar unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that cereal or granola bar is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“coated with non-chocolate coating”, “nonfat”, “peanuts, oats, sugar, wheat germ”, and “with yogurt coating (General Mills Nature Valley Chewy Granola Bar)”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Cereal or granola bar source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

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 9 exact records behind Cereal or granola bar source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Cereal or granola bar, high fiber, coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Cereal or granola bar, high fiber, coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating reports 22.5 g versus 0 g for Cereal or granola bar, with rice cereal: a 22.5 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating is denser; Cereal or granola bar, peanuts , oats, sugar, wheat germ is higher in its source amount

Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating reports 508 kcal per 100 g and 142 kcal in USDA source amount (28 g). Cereal or granola bar, peanuts , oats, sugar, wheat germ reports a lower 471 kcal per 100 g but a higher 203 kcal in USDA source amount (43 g).

Choose the record before reading the number

Cereal or granola bar, nonfat and Cereal or granola bar, with rice cereal are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes Fat-level wording (nonfat or fat-free wording versus No matching controlled term in the source name) the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Cereal or granola bar source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Compare two records on this page Cereal or granola bar, nonfat vs Cereal or granola bar, with rice cereal

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Fat-level wording: nonfat or fat-free wording versus No matching controlled term in the source name; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 9 context records in this source topic Cereal bars

Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating and Cereal or granola bar, fruit and nut belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Cranberries, dried, sweetened (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)

USDA input 9079 appears in 1 of 9 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 10–10 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 Flour, rice, white, unenriched

USDA input 20061 appears in 1 of 9 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 10–10 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 Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 0 g in Cereal or granola bar, with rice cereal to 22.5 g in Cereal or granola bar, high fiber, coated with non-chocolate yogurt coating, all per 100 g.

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

In this page’s records, calcium runs from 3 mg in Cereal or granola bar, nonfat to 286 mg in Cereal or granola bar, with yogurt coating (General Mills Nature Valley Chewy Granola Bar), all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Cereal or granola bar, coated with non-chocolate coating

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2708111 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

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