Quaker Oats Cinnamon Life Cereal: 160 Calories

Read this post for a complete overview of the calories, nutrition facts, and ingredients in Cinnamon Life cereal.

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Calories and Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are based on a single serving. One serving is measured as one cup with a net weight of 42 grams.

One bowl of cinnamon life cereal on scale showing 46 grams. — One serving is measured as 1 cup weighing 42 grams.

Calories

Each serving of Cinnamon Life cereal has 160 calories. The highest proportion (81%) of calories are derived from carbohydrates. Specifically, there are 33 grams of carbs.

Fat and protein each make up about 9% of the total calories.

Carbs: 130 calories
Fat: 15 calories
Protein: 15 calories
Total: 160 calories per serving

An 18 ounce box contains about 12 servings, which means there are 1,440 total calories per container.

The caloric breakout by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label printed on the cereal box.

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Sodium

There are 170 milligrams of sodium in each cup of the Quaker cinnamon flavored wheat cereal. A full container, which has 12 servings, contains 2,070 milligrams of sodium.

Dietary Fiber

There is a statement on the front of the cereal box claiming this multigrain cereal is “Heart Healthy.” It goes on to state:

Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in saturated fat and cholesterol may help reduce the risk of heart disease.

As you can see from the nutrition facts label below, there are 3 grams of dietary fiber in each serving. That’s equal to 10% of the recommended daily value (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).

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Sugars

Each serving of this cereal has 10 grams of total sugars. More importantly, all 10 grams of the sugars are added sugars.

Added Sugars

Dietary Guidelines set by the FDA recommend Americans should limit the amount of calories derived from added sugars to 10% or less of total calories. A key reason for this recommendation is because added sugars provide “empty calories” meaning calories without any important nutrients.

The 40 calories derived from added sugars (10 grams x 4 calories per gram) is nearly 20% of the total daily value for an individual consuming 2,000 calories per day (for which the recommended limit is 200 calories from added sugars).

10g of added sugars in one serving of cereal delivers 40 calories.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size1Cup (42g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories160

% Daily Value *

Total Fat2g

Saturated Fat0g

Trans Fat0g

Cholesterol0mg

Sodium170mg

Total Carbohydrate33g

11%

Dietary Fiber3g

12%

Sugar10g

Protein4g

Total sugars include 10g added sugars.

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Ingredients and Allergens

Ingredients

The packaging states that the cereal is made with no artificial preservatives.

Here is the list of ingredients in the Cinnamon Life cereal.

Whole Grain Oat Flour, Sugar, Corn Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Cinnamon, Baking Soda, Caramel Color, Tocopherols (to preserve freshness), Reduced Iron, Niacinamide, Natural Flavor, Thiamine Mononitrate, Annatto (for color), pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, and Folic Acid.

List of ingredients in Cinnamon Life cereal as printed on packaging.

What are these Ingredients?

There are a number of ingredients listed above that are hard to pronounce and not common to our everyday life. Most of those items are vitamins and often found in enriched flours. Here are brief explanations of those items.

Annatto Extract, an orange-red condiment and food coloring, is derived from seeds of achiote (Bixa Orellana) tree used to add color to food items.
Folic Acid is a form of Vitamin B9.
Niacinamide is a form of Vitamin B3 found in meat, fish, milk, green vegetables and cereals.
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, a hydrochloride salt form of pyridoxine, a water-soluble vitamin B.
Riboflavin is a water soluble Vitamin B2 found in foods.
Thiamin Mononitrate is the nitrate salt form of Vitamin B1.
Tocopherols is a form of Vitamin E.

Allergens

Cinnamon Life is made with wheat.

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Box of Cinnamon Life cereal with text '160 calories'. — A one cup serving of cinnamon life cereal has 160 calories.

Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Cinnamon Life cereal packaging

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