Breakfast Cereals Compared

Breakfast Food

Breakfast Cereals Compared

The following table compares 77 of the most popular breakfast cereals. Use this breakfast food analysis chart to find the most healthy cereal for you.

Sales Rank	. Breakfast Cereal Comparison Chart - Top 77 Brands
												Serving Size
	Cereal Name	Mfr.	Cals.	Fat gr.	Protein gr.	Carbs gr.	Sugars gr.	Fiber gr.	Sodium mg	Potas. mg	Vitas. %RDA	Weight oz.	Cups	Rating

	100%_Bran	N	70	1	4	5	6	10	130	280	25	1	0.33	68
	100%_Natural_Bran	Q	120	5	3	8	8	2	15	135	0	1	1	34
	All-Bran	K	70	1	4	7	5	9	260	320	25	1	0.33	59
	All-Bran_with_Extra_Fiber	K	50	0	4	8	0	14	140	330	25	1	0.5	94
	Almond_Delight	R	110	2	2	14	8	1	200	-1	25	1	0.75	34
	Apple_Cinnamon_Cheerios	G	110	2	2	11	10	2	180	70	25	1	0.75	30
	Apple_Jacks	K	110	0	2	11	14	1	125	30	25	1	1	33

	Basic_4	G	130	2	3	18	8	2	210	100	25	1.33	0.75	37
	Bran_Chex	R	90	1	2	15	6	4	200	125	25	1	0.67	49
	Bran_Flakes	P	90	0	3	13	5	5	210	190	25	1	0.67	53

9	Cap'n'Crunch (#9)	Q	120	2	1	12	12	0	220	35	25	1	0.75	18
1	Cheerios (#1)	G	110	2	6	17	1	2	290	105	25	1	1.25	51
7	Cinnamon_Toast_Crunch (#7)	G	120	3	1	13	9	0	210	45	25	1	0.75	20
	Clusters	G	110	2	3	13	7	2	140	105	25	1	0.5	40
	Cocoa_Puffs	G	110	1	1	12	13	0	180	55	25	1	1	23
	Corn_Chex	R	110	0	2	22	3	0	280	25	25	1	1	41
	Corn_Flakes	K	100	0	2	21	2	1	290	35	25	1	1	46
	Corn_Pops	K	110	0	1	13	12	1	90	20	25	1	1	36
	Count_Chocula	G	110	1	1	12	13	0	180	65	25	1	1	22
	Cracklin'_Oat_Bran	K	110	3	3	10	7	4	140	160	25	1	0.5	40
	Cream_of_Wheat_(hot)	N	100	0	3	21	0	1	80	-1	0	1	1	65
	Crispix	K	110	0	2	21	3	1	220	30	25	1	1	47
	Crispy_Wheat_&_Raisins	G	100	1	2	11	10	2	140	120	25	1	0.75	36

	Double_Chex	R	100	0	2	18	5	1	190	80	25	1	0.75	44

8	Froot_Loops (#8)	K	110	1	2	11	13	1	125	30	25	1	1	32
2	Frosted_Flakes (#2)	K	110	0	1	14	11	1	200	25	25	1	0.75	31
5	Frosted_Mini-Wheats (#5)	K	100	0	3	14	7	3	0	100	25	1	0.8	58
	Fruit_&_Fibre_D.,_W.,_and_O.	P	120	2	3	12	10	5	160	200	25	1.25	0.67	41
	Fruitful_Bran	K	120	0	3	14	12	5	240	190	25	1.33	0.67	41
	Fruity_Pebbles	P	110	1	1	13	12	0	135	25	25	1	0.75	28

	Golden_Crisp	P	100	0	2	11	15	0	45	40	25	1	0.88	35
	Golden_Grahams	G	110	1	1	15	9	0	280	45	25	1	0.75	24
	Grape_Nuts_Flakes	P	100	1	3	15	5	3	140	85	25	1	0.88	52
	Grape-Nuts	P	110	0	3	17	3	3	170	90	25	1	0.25	53
	Great_Grains_Pecan	P	120	3	3	13	4	3	75	100	25	1	0.33	46

3	Honey_Bunches_of_Oats (#3)	P	120	2	1.5	25	6	2	150	60	25	1	0.75	35
	Honey_Graham_Ohs	Q	120	2	1	12	11	1	220	45	25	1	1	22
	Honey_Nut_Cheerios	G	110	1	3	12	10	2	250	90	25	1	0.75	31
	Honey-comb	P	110	0	1	14	11	0	180	35	25	1	1.33	29
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												Serving Size
	Cereal Name	Mfr.	Cals.	Fat gr.	Protein gr.	Carbs gr.	Sugars gr.	Fiber gr.	Sodium mg	Potas. mg	Vitas. %RDA	Weight oz.	Cups	Rating

	Just_Right_Crunchy__Nuggets	K	110	1	2	17	6	1	170	60	100	1	1	37
	Just_Right_Fruit_&_Nut	K	140	1	3	20	9	2	170	95	100	1.3	0.75	36
	Kix	G	110	1	2	21	3	0	260	40	25	1	1.5	39
11	Life (#11)	Q	100	2	4	12	6	2	150	95	25	1	0.67	45
10	Lucky_Charms (#10)	G	110	1	2	12	12	0	180	55	25	1	1	27

	Muesli_Raisins,_D.,_&_A.	R	150	3	4	16	11	3	95	170	25	1	1	37
	Muesli_Raisins,_P.,_&_P.	R	150	3	4	16	11	3	150	170	25	1	1	34
	Mueslix_Crispy_Blend	K	160	2	3	17	13	3	150	160	25	1.5	0.67	30
	Multi-Grain_Cheerios	G	100	1	2	15	6	2	220	90	25	1	1	40

	Nut&Honey_Crunch	K	120	1	2	15	9	0	190	40	25	1	0.67	30
	Nutri-Grain_Almond-Raisin	K	140	2	3	21	7	3	220	130	25	1.33	0.67	41
	Nutri-grain_Wheat	K	90	0	3	18	2	3	170	90	25	1	1	60
	Oatmeal_Raisin_Crisp	G	130	2	3	14	10	2	170	120	25	1.25	0.5	30
	Post_Nat._Raisin_Bran	P	120	1	3	11	14	6	200	260	25	1.33	0.67	38

	Product_19	K	100	0	3	20	3	1	320	45	100	1	1	42
	Puffed_Rice	Q	50	0	1	13	0	0	0	15	0	0.5	1	61
	Puffed_Wheat	Q	50	0	2	10	0	1	0	50	0	0.5	1	63
	Quaker_Oat_Squares	Q	100	1	4	14	6	2	135	110	25	1	0.5	50
	Quaker_Oatmeal (hot)	Q	100	2	5	(1)	-1	3	0	110	0	1	0.67	51

6	Raisin_Bran (#6)	K	120	1	3	14	12	5	210	240	25	1.33	0.75	39
	Raisin_Nut_Bran	G	100	2	3	11	8	3	140	140	25	1	0.5	40
	Raisin_Squares	K	90	0	2	15	6	2	0	110	25	1	0.5	55
	Rice_Chex	R	110	0	1	23	2	0	240	30	25	1	1.13	42
12	Rice_Krispies (#12)	K	110	0	2	22	3	0	290	35	25	1	1	41

	Shredded_Wheat	N	80	0	2	16	0	3	0	95	0	0.83	1	68
	Shredded_Wheat_'n'Bran	N	90	0	3	19	0	4	0	140	0	1	0.67	74
	Shredded_Wheat_spoon_size	N	90	0	3	20	0	3	0	120	0	1	0.67	73
	Smacks	K	110	1	2	9	15	1	70	40	25	1	0.75	31
4	Special_K (#4)	K	110	0	6	16	3	1	230	55	25	1	1	53
	Strawberry_Fruit_Wheats	N	90	0	2	15	5	3	15	90	25	1	1	59

	Total_Corn_Flakes	G	110	1	2	21	3	0	200	35	100	1	1	39
	Total_Raisin_Bran	G	140	1	3	15	14	4	190	230	100	1.5	1	29
	Total_Whole_Grain	G	100	1	3	16	3	3	200	110	100	1	1	47
	Triples	G	110	1	2	21	3	0	250	60	25	1	0.75	39
	Trix	G	110	1	1	13	12	0	140	25	25	1	1	28

	Wheat_Chex	R	100	1	3	17	3	3	230	115	25	1	0.67	50
	Wheaties	G	100	1	3	17	3	3	200	110	25	1	1	52
	Wheaties_Honey_Gold	G	110	1	2	16	8	1	200	60	25	1	0.75	36
23	166	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
	Source: http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/DASL/Datafiles/Cereals.html

. Breakfast Cereal Summary by Manufacturer
Manufacturer's Codes	Lowest Rated 18 - 39	In Between 40 - 59	Highest Rated 60 - 94	TOTAL	-
G - General Mills K - Kellogg's N - Nabisco P - Post Q - Quaker R - Ralston Purina	16 10 0 4 3 3	6 11 1 5 3 5	0 2 5 1 2 0	22 23 6 10 8 8	-
Totals =	37	31	9	77	-
My Observations - The BEST cereals come from Nabisco - they make ZERO low -ranked cereals. The WORST cereals come from General Mills - they make ZERO high-ranked cereals. The second WORST grade goes to Kelloggs.
200	60	60	60	60	260

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This Vaughns 1-Pagers Breakfast Cereal Food Guide web page was updated on 2006-11-20.