Cereal - calories, carbs, nutrition

Cereal Nutritional Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup

• Carbs - 24 g
• Dietary Fiber - 3 g
• Sugars - 6 g
• Fat - 1 g
• Saturated - 0 g
• Polyunsaturated - 0.5 g
• Monounsaturated - 0 g
• Trans - 0 g
• Protein - 2 g
• Sodium - 120 mg
• Potassium - 140 mg
• Cholesterol - 0 mg
• Vitamin A - 10 %
• Vitamin C - 10 %
• Calcium - 10 %
• Iron - 45 %

Percentages are based on a diet of 2000 calories a day.

How many calories are in cereal?

Cereal contain around 110 calories, but this can vary by the serving size and how you consume it. Below are the calorie contents of different serving sizes of cereal:

• 1 cup: 110 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 2.3 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 6.9 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 13.8 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0.5 grams
• 1 pint: 220 grams
• 1 quart: 440 grams
• 1 liter: 464.9 grams
• 1 gallon: 1760 grams

If you are unsure about the size of your cereal, you can estimate that an average cereal contains about 110 calories. About 85% of cereal calories come from carbs, 7% from protein, and 8% from fat.

How many carbs are in cereal?

Here is the carb content of standard serving sizes cereal:

• 1 cup: 24 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0.5 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 1.5 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 3 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0.1 grams
• 1 pint: 48 grams
• 1 quart: 96 grams
• 1 liter: 101.4 grams
• 1 gallon: 384 grams

Cereal also contains 3 grams of fiber, depending on its size. You can subtract 3 grams if you are looking for the net carb content 21 (net carbs = total carbs - fiber).

How does Cereal fit into your Daily Goals?

This table contains Fitness Goals for Heart Healthy:

This table contains Fitness Goals for Low Carb:

This table contais Fitness Goals for Macronutrients Focused:

How long would it take to burn off 110 calories?

Values estimated based on person weighing 140 lbs.

• Cycling - 16 minutes
• Running - 11 minutes
• Cleaning - 40 minutes
• Swimming - 60 minutes
• Pilates - 33 minutes
• Burpee - 79 minutes
• Bowling - 27 minutes
• Volleyball - 24 minutes
• Fencing - 15 minutes
• Climbing - 71 minutes
• Croquet - 59 minutes
• Dog Walking - 17 minutes

How many protein are in cereal?

Cereal is a good source of quality protein, with just 1 cup containing 2 grams.

Look at the list of protein content in different servings of cereal:

• 1 cup: 2 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 0.1 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 0.3 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0 grams
• 1 pint: 4 grams
• 1 quart: 8 grams
• 1 liter: 8.5 grams
• 1 gallon: 32 grams

Protein is necessary for many vital functions in your body, including growth and development, cellular repair and immune system regulation.

How many sugar are in cereal?

However, despite having all the nutritious qualities of cereal, 1 cup of cereal comes with almost 6 extra grams of added sugar.

Compare the sugar content of different servings of cereal:

• 1 cup: 6 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0.1 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 0.4 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 0.8 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0 grams
• 1 pint: 12 grams
• 1 quart: 24 grams
• 1 liter: 25.4 grams
• 1 gallon: 96 grams

If you are liberal with your servings, this makes it easy to consume a lot of sugar without meaning to. To make sure you are not getting too much, check the labels and choose serving with the least amount of added sugar. Also, remember to watch your portion size.

How much fat is in cereal?

Cereal contain on average 1 grams of total fat per serve (1 cup) – the majority - 1 grams - of that fat is also classified as unsaturated, with only 0 grams being saturated fat.

Here is an example of the fat content in popular servings of cereal:

• 1 cup: 1 grams
• 1 teaspoon: 0 grams
• 1 tablespoon: 0.1 grams
• 1 fluid ounce: 0.1 grams
• 1 milliliter: 0 grams
• 1 pint: 2 grams
• 1 quart: 4 grams
• 1 liter: 4.2 grams
• 1 gallon: 16 grams