Cereal vs Oatmeal: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Cereal has 379 kcal and Oatmeal has 68 kcal, so Oatmeal has 82% fewer calories.

Cereal has more protein (13.2 g vs 2.37 g). Cereal has more fiber (10.1 g vs 1.7 g). Cereal has more fat (6.52 g vs 1.36 g).

Cereal - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cereal - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cereals
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Oatmeal
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Cereals vs Oatmeal 100g Compare


per 100gCerealOatmeal
Calories379 68
Carbohydrates67.7 g11.67 g
Fat6.52 g1.36 g
Dietary fiber10.1 g1.7 g
Protein13.15 g2.37 g
Water10.84 g84.03 g
Calcium52 mg80 mg
Iron4.25 mg5.96 mg
Magnessium138 mg26 mg
Potassium362 mg61 mg
Sodium6 mg49 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.155 mg0.215 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.125 mg3.025 mg
Vitaminium B60.1 mg0.29 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.032 µg39 µg
Vitaminium E0.42 mg0.07 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.4 µg

More Calories in Cereals

At first glance, you can see that in cereals is much more calories than in oatmeal.

Cereals has 379 kcal per 100g and oatmeal 68 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 457%.

In cereals and in oatmeal most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare cereals with oatmeal in details.

Cereal 100g

379kcal

Calories source

  • 71% CARBS.
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 15% FAT

Oatmeal 100g

68kcal

Calories source

  • 68% CARBS
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 18% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.