Cereal

as eaten · per 100 g: 375 kcal · 4.8 g protein · 2.6 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Concentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

5% of kcal

8% water

7 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

47%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 375
Protein: (5%); 5 g
Fat: (3%); 1 g
Carbohydrates: (92%); 85 g
of which sugar: 33 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sodium: 516 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Grains

Higher-scoring grains, ranked by fullness per calorie.

83
Wheat bran16 g protein · 216 cals / 100 g
77
Polenta1 g protein · 58 cals / 100 g
69
Instant grits1 g protein · 65 cals / 100 g
69
Bulgur3 g protein · 83 cals / 100 g
68
Grits2 g protein · 71 cals / 100 g

Compare Cereal with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2708474 — listed by USDA as “Cereal, corn flakes, flavored”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.