1 cup
187 kcal
50 g
Breakfast foodsmoderate variability
Cereal, multigrain: calories and nutrition
Cereal, multigrain has about 187 calories per USDA reference amount in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.
What this number means
A portion-aware estimate, not a promise
A USDA reference amount weighing 50 grams has about 187 calories in the cited source record.
The listed household measures span roughly 112–187 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
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- Calories
- 187 kcal
- Protein
- 5.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 37 g
- Total fat
- 1.8 g
Household measures
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These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
1 prepackaged single serving
112 kcal
30 g
At a glance
Nutrient highlights per source serving
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Iron
5.5 mg≈ 31% Daily ValueDietary fiber
7.3 g≈ 26% Daily ValueCarbohydrate
37 g≈ 14% Daily ValueSource-serving signals
What stands out in this record
These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.
- The representative USDA portion supplies 5.8 g protein, about 12% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
- The representative USDA portion supplies 7.3 g dietary fiber, about 26% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
Nutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 50 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 187 kcal 373 kcal | — |
| Protein | 5.8 g 11.6 g | — |
| Carbohydrate | 37 g 74 g | 14% |
| Total fat | 1.8 g 3.6 g | — |
| Dietary fiber | 7.3 g 14.6 g | 26% |
| Sugars | 10.1 g 20.1 g | — |
| Sodium | 116.5 mg 233 mg | — |
| Saturated fat | 0.2 g 0.5 g | — |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.6 g 1.2 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.6 g 1.1 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Potassium | 79 mg 158 mg | — |
| Calcium | 14 mg 28 mg | — |
| Iron | 5.5 mg 11 mg | 31% |
| Magnesium | 26 mg 52 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg 0 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 0.5 µg 1 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 4.2 g 8.4 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
Inside the source record
Source formulation behind this USDA record
USDA links this survey-food entry to 10 source inputs used to calculate the reference nutrition. Publishing those inputs makes the record easier to inspect and helps explain why two similarly named foods can have different values.
How to read this
10 listed components
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached, Cereals, oats, regular and quick, not fortified, dry, Sugars, granulated. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
101.6 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleachedUSDA ingredient 20481 | 30 GM | 30 g | 29.5% |
| 2 | Flour, rice, white, unenrichedUSDA ingredient 20061 | 10 GM | 10 g | 9.8% |
| 3 | Cereals, oats, regular and quick, not fortified, dryUSDA ingredient 8120 | 25 GM | 25 g | 24.6% |
| 4 | Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellowUSDA ingredient 20422 | 10 GM | 10 g | 9.8% |
| 5 | Sugars, granulatedUSDA ingredient 19335 | 20 GM | 20 g | 19.7% |
| 6 | Salt, tableUSDA ingredient 2047 | 0.5 GM | 0.5 g | 0.5% |
| 7 | Fiber, total dietary, as ingredientUSDA ingredient 999291 | 1.1 GM | 1.1 g | 1.1% |
| 8 | Oil, canolaUSDA ingredient 4582 | 1 GM | 1 g | 1% |
| 9 | Soy protein isolateUSDA ingredient 16122 | 4 GM | 4 g | 3.9% |
| 10 | Iron as ingredientUSDA ingredient 999303 | 0.01 GM | 0 g | 0% |
What changes the estimate most?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with portion size, recipe or brand, cooking fat, toppings and add-ins.
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
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portion size
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recipe or brand
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cooking fat
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toppings and add-ins
How we estimated this
Traceable back to the source record
This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying portion as “Typical reported amount.” We display it as “USDA reference amount” to make clear that it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31
FoodData Central ID: 2708465
FNDDS food code: 57301600
It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.