USDA source ingredient 8122FNDDS 2021–2023

Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, dry in USDA source formulations

USDA source ingredient 8122, “Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, dry,” appears in 7 distinct survey-food records in Feast’s cited FNDDS corpus. This page shows exactly where it appears and how its listed input weight varies across those standardized formulations.

It is an ingredient-centered index, not a generic nutrition-facts page. The linked foods include Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with milk, fat added; Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with milk, no added fat; Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with non-dairy milk, fat added; Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with non-dairy milk, no added fat; Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with water, fat added. Open a complete profile to inspect that food’s portions, nutrients, source formulation, and direct FoodData Central citation.

What the code means

One exact source label across 7 complete records.

Every occurrence collected here uses ingredient code 8122 and the source description “Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, dry.” The code is preserved exactly as it appears in the FNDDS input-food rows. It is not a FoodData Central FDC ID, so this page does not invent a standalone ingredient-record URL.

The strongest concentrations of linked records are currently Oatmeal (7). These are category counts within Feast’s selected 3,850-record corpus. They do not estimate how often the ingredient is eaten, how common it is in recipes generally, or its prevalence across every FNDDS release.

Why this page qualifies: 7 distinct USDA survey-food records meet the four-record evidence threshold.

Where USDA uses this input

Linked records by source-food category

Each record is counted once even if ingredient code 8122 appears on more than one input row inside that formulation. The category grouping describes the complete linked foods, not a culinary rule about the ingredient.

USDA survey-food categories

  • Oatmeal7 records

    Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with milk, fat added; Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with milk, no added fat; Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with non-dairy milk, fat added

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Nutrient span across the linked foods

Every value in this table describes an entire USDA survey-food record per 100 grams. The values are not the nutrient content of ingredient code 8122, and differences cannot be attributed to this one input.

Whole-record nutrientObserved minimumMedianObserved maximumLinked records
Caloriesper 100 g of the complete food68 kcal94 kcal129 kcal7
Proteinper 100 g of the complete food2.2 g3.1 g5 g7
Carbohydrateper 100 g of the complete food12.7 g15.6 g17.1 g7
Total fatper 100 g of the complete food1.3 g3 g5.4 g7
Dietary fiberper 100 g of the complete food1.8 g1.9 g2 g7
Sodiumper 100 g of the complete food45 mg83 mg99 mg7

The minimum and maximum preserve the complete observed span. The median is the middle linked-record value, not a prediction for a meal and not an ingredient-specific nutrient estimate.

Complete linked catalog

All 7 food records that list code 8122

This is the complete qualifying-corpus catalog, not a hand-picked sample. Search by food name or USDA category, then open a profile for household portions, the full nutrient panel, formulation details, and its exact FDC citation.

Linked USDA food recordUSDA categoryFormulationListed input weightWeight shareCaloriesProteinSodiumCitation
Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with milk, fat added Oatmeal 3 input rows 28 g 18.3% 129 kcal 4.8 g 90 mg FDC 2708390 ↗
Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with milk, no added fat Oatmeal 2 input rows 28 g 18.9% 111 kcal 5 g 73 mg FDC 2708389 ↗
Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with non-dairy milk, fat added Oatmeal 3 input rows 28 g 18.3% 113 kcal 3.1 g 99 mg FDC 2708392 ↗
Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with non-dairy milk, no added fat Oatmeal 2 input rows 28 g 18.9% 94 kcal 3.2 g 83 mg FDC 2708391 ↗
Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with water, fat added Oatmeal 3 input rows 28 g 18.3% 88 kcal 2.2 g 63 mg FDC 2708388 ↗
Oatmeal, instant, plain, made with water, no added fat Oatmeal 2 input rows 28 g 18.9% 68 kcal 2.3 g 45 mg FDC 2708387 ↗
Oatmeal, reduced sugar Oatmeal 3 input rows 15 g 9.7% 85 kcal 2.4 g 90 mg FDC 2708397 ↗

Method and provenance

How this ingredient-centered page was calculated

Feast begins with its pinned USDA FoodData Central Survey Foods corpus for FNDDS 2021–2023. Each exact food profile retains its FDC identifier, source-food description, nutrient values, household measures, and positive-weight input-food rows. This page groups those input rows by the exact ingredient code 8122; it does not merge similar-looking ingredient names or infer synonyms.

The distinct-record count deduplicates by FDC food record. When the same code is listed more than once inside one source formulation, its input weights are added before the listed-weight share is calculated. Category counts also count each food once. Percentiles use the resulting one-share-per-food values, sorted from lowest to highest.

The complete-food nutrient table uses each linked record’s published per-100-gram values so the denominator remains consistent. It is presented for record selection and comparison only. No nutrient value is reassigned to the ingredient, no causal effect is inferred, and no “healthy” score is manufactured from the collection.

How to apply the evidence to a meal

Use the ingredient as a discovery clue. Compare the linked record names, food categories, preparation wording, source formulation, and portion measures. If a close record exists, its complete profile can provide a defensible reference estimate. If the meal differs materially in cooking fat, sauce, ingredient ratios, or portion size, keep looking or use recipe weights, a package label, or an editable photo estimate instead.

These pages are educational source indexes. They do not provide medical advice, personalized nutrient targets, food-safety guidance, or a recipe. If a clinician has given you individualized dietary instructions, follow that guidance and use the most specific current source available for the food you actually consumed.