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Cereal grains

Category: Cereal grains

Belongs to:

Cereals and their products, Seeds, Cereals and potatoes, Plant-based foods, Plant-based foods and beverages

Contains:

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 14715 products of the Cereal grains category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 16157 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 1,400 kj
(333 kcal) 		364 kj
(87 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		571 kj
(137 kcal) 		1,480 kj
(353 kcal) 		1,880 kj
(450 kcal) 		6,570 kj
(3110 kcal)
Energy from fat 416 kj
(99 kcal) 		505 kj
(121 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		49.5 kj
(12 kcal) 		210 kj
(50 kcal) 		1,630 kj
(390 kcal) 		1,680 kj
(402 kcal)
Fat 4.79 g 8.12 g 0 g 0.29 g 1.9 g 30.5 g 267 g
Saturated fat 0.675 g 0.971 g 0 g 0 g 0.3 g 3.3 g 3,030,000 g
Monounsaturated fat 1.97 g 2.26 g 0 g 0 g 1.2 g 7.5 g 27.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat 6.79 g 9.87 g 0 g 0 g 1.75 g 26 g 48.5 g
Omega 3 fat 12,900 mg 8,760 mg 0 mg 19.4 mg 18,000 mg 22,000 mg 31,000 mg
Omega 6 fat 3,310 mg 2,750 mg 0 mg 4.8 mg 5,000 mg 6,670 mg 7,140 mg
Alpha-linolenic acid 17 g 5.61 g 1.3 g 4.7 g 19.2 g 22.8 g 27.4 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 6.67 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 200 mg
Carbohydrates 58.4 g 24 g 0 g 11 g 70.3 g 80 g 169 g
Sugars 1.08 g 1.47 g 0 g 0 g 0.5 g 4.6 g 80 g
Added sugars 1.09 g 3.21 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 8.6 g 40 g
Starch 28.7 g 28.8 g 0.5 g 0.5 g 29.4 g 78 g 78 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 0.271 g 0.241 g 0 g 0 g 0.5 g 13.3 g 13.3 g
Fiber 4.81 g 5.44 g 0 g 0.5 g 2.8 g 14 g 153 g
Soluble fiber 4.38 g 2.6 g 0 g 2 g 4 g 12.5 g 15.1 g
Insoluble fiber 5.01 g 2.64 g 2 g 2 g 5 g 12.5 g 13.2 g
Proteins 8.86 g 4.11 g 0 g 3.12 g 7.6 g 17.7 g 707 g
Salt 0.111 g 0.233 g 0 g 0 g 0.01 g 0.625 g 958 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 1 % vol
Vitamin A 7.78 µg 33.8 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 52.5 µg 488,000,000 µg
Vitamin D (D3) 0.717 µg 1.55 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 3.7 µg 5,100,000 µg
Vitamin E 3.84 mg 4 mg 0 mg 0.11 mg 2.5 mg 14.6 mg 29 mg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.36 mg 1.42 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 2.6 mg 169 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.318 mg 0.427 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 104,000 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.855 mg 2.23 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.27 mg 1.57 mg 1,420 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 4.78 mg 1.92 mg 0 mg 3.01 mg 4.26 mg 8.89 mg 11,500 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 0.768 mg 0.582 mg 0 mg 0.156 mg 0.5 mg 1.79 mg 15,000 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 129 µg 83.2 µg 0 µg 30 µg 126 µg 273 µg 83,000,000 µg
Folates (total folates) 172 µg 80 µg 0 µg 38 µg 136 µg 267 µg 833 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 3.36 µg 1.98 µg 0 µg 0.3 µg 5 µg 5.36 µg 700,000 µg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 53.6 mg 243 mg 0 mg 0.6 mg 1.9 mg 301 mg 10,200 mg
Potassium 192 mg 162 mg 0 mg 0 mg 132 mg 525 mg 210,000 mg
Calcium 36.8 mg 70.3 mg 0 mg 0 mg 7.95 mg 195 mg 70,000 mg
Phosphorus 347 mg 150 mg 0 mg 125 mg 331 mg 642 mg 84,900 mg
Iron 2.51 mg 1.95 mg 0 mg 0 mg 2.22 mg 6.2 mg 17,000 mg
Magnesium 167 mg 93.9 mg 0 mg 61 mg 133 mg 360 mg 100,000 mg
Zinc 4.13 mg 2.91 mg 0 mg 1.09 mg 3.3 mg 12.5 mg 7,200 mg
Copper 0.592 mg 0.483 mg 0 mg 0.1 mg 0.36 mg 1.5 mg 140 mg
Manganese 2.12 mg 1.33 mg 0 mg 0.5 mg 2 mg 4.2 mg 1,400 mg
Selenium 891 µg 4,660 µg 0 µg 2 µg 15.2 µg 184 µg 696,000 µg
Iodine 70,100 µg 210,000 µg 0 µg 0 µg 55 µg 700,000 µg 18,700,000 µg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 6.77 % 23.2 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 87.3 % 100 %
Fruits‚ vegetables and nuts - dried 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (manual estimate from ingredients list) 36 % 34.1 % 0 % 6 % 23 % 100 % 100 %
Beta-glucan 4.53 g 1.57 g 2.6 g 3.5 g 4 g 8.75 g 10 g

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 36.6% 5.3 g 41.5% 4.9 g 2 g
    Plastic 52.8% 2 g 73.2% 2 g 1 g
    Glass 3.3% 135.3 g 3.3% 135.3 g 4 g
    Metal 6.5% 20 g 8.9% 15.9 g 1 g
    Unknown 0.8% 4 g 2.4% 1.4 g 0 g
    Total - - - - 9 g

16,187 products