Corn Flakes vs Cereal: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Corn Flakes has 363 kcal and Cereal has 379 kcal, so Corn Flakes has 4% fewer calories.

Cereal has more protein (13.2 g vs 6.9 g). Cereal has more fiber (10.1 g vs 6.6 g). Cereal has more fat (6.52 g vs 2.5 g). Relative to calories, Cereal is the better protein source (3.47 g vs 1.9 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Corn Flakes - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Corn Flakes - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Corn Flakes
Serving size:
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
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Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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.
Cereals
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standard serving size (30g)tablespoon (8g)cup (100g)half cup (50g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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.

Corn Flakes vs Cereals 100g Compare

per 100gCorn FlakesCereal
Calories363 379
Carbohydrates83.6 g67.7 g
Fat2.5 g6.52 g
Dietary fiber6.6 g10.1 g
Protein6.9 g13.15 g
Water4.4 g10.84 g
Calcium8 mg52 mg
Iron0.8 mg4.25 mg
Magnessium6 mg138 mg
Potassium100 mg362 mg
Sodium1167 mg6 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.007 mg0.46 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.048 mg0.155 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.17 mg1.125 mg
Vitaminium B60.03 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium E0.1 mg0.42 mg

Less Calories in Corn flakes

At first glance, you can see that in corn flakes is just a little less calories than in cereals.

Corn flakes has 363 kcal per 100g and cereals 379 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 4%.

In corn flakes and in cereals most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare corn flakes with cereals in details.

Corn Flakes 100g

363kcal

Calories source

  • 87% CARBS.
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 6% FAT
Corn Flakes calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | handfull | teaspoon | glass | cup | half cup

Cereal 100g

379kcal

Calories source

  • 71% CARBS
  • 14% PROTEIN
  • 15% FAT
Cereal calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | tablespoon | cup | half cup

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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.