Fortified puffed wheat cereal
USDA name: Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat, puffed, fortified
44 calories in 1 cup (12 g). Per 100 g, protein: 14.7 g, carbohydrates: 79.6 g, fat: 1.2 g.
Among the other records in Breakfast Cereals, per 100 g: more protein than 94%, and more iron than 90%.
Fortified puffed wheat cereal, 1 cup
44 calories
- Protein1.8 g15% of calories
- Carbs9.6 g82% of calories
incl. 0.53 g fiber
- Fat0.14 g3% of calories
Nutrition Facts
Calories44
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. — means not reported. Estimates use the assumptions explained on this page.
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vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Niacin (B3)26% 4.2 mg
- Thiamin (B1)26% 0.31 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)17% 0.22 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)1% 0.062 mg
- Vitamin B61% 0.02 mg
- Folate1% 3.8 µg
Little or none: Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Selenium27% 14.8 µg
- Iron21% 3.8 mg
- Manganese9% 0.21 mg
- Copper5% 0.049 mg
- Magnesium4% 17.4 mg
- Phosphorus3% 42.6 mg
- Zinc3% 0.28 mg
- Potassium1% 41.8 mg
Little or none: Calcium, Sodium.
Amino acids
Grams in this serving. Essential amino acids are marked •
- Glutamic acid0.6 g
- Proline0.18 g
- Leucine•0.13 g
- Aspartic acid0.099 g
- Serine0.097 g
- Phenylalanine•0.091 g
- Arginine0.085 g
- Valine•0.084 g
- Isoleucine•0.075 g
- Glycine0.069 g
- Alanine0.066 g
- Threonine•0.054 g
- Tyrosine0.053 g
- Lysine•0.049 g
- Histidine•0.046 g
- Cystine0.035 g
- Methionine•0.031 g
- Tryptophan•0.027 g
How it compares
Against other records in Breakfast Cereals, per 100 g. Each nutrient uses only records with a value; matching values are counted separately. Percentages are rounded.
Protein
Higher than 94%
Same value as 0 of 194 other records.
leastmostIron
Higher than 90%
Same value as 1 of 194 other records.
leastmostSodium
Lower than 85%
Same value as 7 of 194 other records.
leastmostTotal fat
Lower than 78%
Same value as 2 of 194 other records.
leastmostPotassium
Higher than 72%
Same value as 1 of 194 other records.
leastmostCalcium
Lower than 71%
Same value as 0 of 194 other records.
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in fortified puffed wheat cereal?
- 1 cup (12 g): 44 calories; protein: 1.8 g, carbohydrates: 9.6 g, fat: 0.14 g.
- How much protein is in fortified puffed wheat cereal?
- 14.7 g per 100 g. Its estimated share of calories is 16%, using 4 kcal per gram of protein.
- How many net carbs are in fortified puffed wheat cereal?
- 75.2 g per 100 g. Calculated as carbohydrate minus fiber, floored at zero.
All 53 reported nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 3 g |
| Energy | 364 kcal |
| Energy | 1,523 kj |
| Protein | 14.7 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1.2 g |
| Ash | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 79.6 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 4.4 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 28 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 31.7 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 145 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 355 mg |
| Potassium, K | 348 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 4 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 2.4 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0.41 mg |
| Manganese, Mn | 1.8 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 123 µg |
| Fluoride, F | 27 µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 2.6 mg |
| Riboflavin | 1.8 mg |
| Niacin | 35.3 mg |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.52 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.17 mg |
| Folate, total | 32 µg |
| Folic acid | 0 µg |
| Folate, food | 32 µg |
| Folate, DFE | 32 µg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 0 µg |
| Retinol | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, IU | 0 iu |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 g |
| Threonine | 0.45 g |
| Isoleucine | 0.63 g |
| Leucine | 1.1 g |
| Lysine | 0.41 g |
| Methionine | 0.26 g |
| Cystine | 0.29 g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.76 g |
| Tyrosine | 0.45 g |
| Valine | 0.7 g |
| Arginine | 0.71 g |
| Histidine | 0.38 g |
| Alanine | 0.55 g |
| Aspartic acid | 0.82 g |
| Glutamic acid | 5 g |
| Glycine | 0.58 g |
| Proline | 1.5 g |
| Serine | 0.81 g |
Source: USDA SR Legacy: the Standard Reference database, USDA's classic nutrient tables. FDC ID 173913, published 2019-04-01. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.