Instant Grits, Made with Water, No Added Fat

USDA composition for instant grits, made with water, no added fat, and what a Nutrition Facts panel would print at the serving you choose — rounded by the FDA’s own declaration rules.

Also calledquick grits plaininstant corn gritsgrits packet plainmicrowave gritscorn gritshominy gritssémola de maíz

Reference basis

Label serving

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Calories

160

Protein

3 g

Total fat

1 g

Sodium

520 mg

Nutrient
Calories	156 kcal	160 kcal	—
Total Fat	0.96 g	1 g	1%
Saturated Fat	0.1632 g	0 g	1%
Trans Fat	not reported	—	—	—
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	0%
Sodium	516 mg	520 mg	22%
Total Carbohydrate	35.52 g	36 g	13%
Dietary Fiber	1.92 g	2 g	7%
Total Sugars	0.696 g	less than 1g	—
Added Sugars	not reported	—	—	—
Protein	3.312 g	3 g	7%
Vitamin D	0 mcg	0 mcg	0%
Calcium	177.6 mg	180 mg	15%
Iron	17.592 mg	17.6 mg	100%
Potassium	62.4 mg	60 mg	2%

Label declares applies the rounding rules in 21 CFR 101.9(c) to the measured amount at this serving. Select any rounding rule for the band and its citation; select a column heading to hide that column.

Insights

Every figure below has a formula — select any heading to see it. These are properties of the ingredient, so they do not move with serving size: 6% of instant grits, made with water, no added fat’s calories come from fat whether you weigh out 1 packet, dry, yields or Quantity not specified.

These are descriptive ratios, not nutrient content claims. A claim such as “good source of calcium” or “high protein” is evaluated per RACC serving under 21 CFR 101.54 — a different calculation, on a different basis, which this page does not make.

2.1 g

8.5%

5.5%

91.1%

0.65 kcal/g

14.00 g

18.50

8.27

5.29

2.69

3.79

29.50

Where every number on this page came from

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Composition

USDA FoodData Central

FDC 2708370 · FNDDS · released 2024-10-31

Rounding & %DV

FDA 21 CFR 101.9

§ 101.9(c), § 101.9(d)(7) · eCFR snapshot 2026-02-12

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Naming & ratios

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For informational purposes only; verify against 21 CFR 101.9.