Are Grape-Nuts Good for Diabetics?
Over a 45 g meal
46g carbohydrate per 1/2 cup (58 g)
One serving is 102% of a 45 g carbohydrate budget.
46 g of carbohydrate per serving against a 45 g per-meal budget — 102% of the meal. We call it a fit at a third of the budget or less, tight up to two thirds, and over above that.
Why
46 g of carbohydrate in a 58 g serving. Grape-Nuts is dense — the serving looks small in the bowl and weighs a great deal.
Grape-Nuts has a health reputation earned honestly: whole grain wheat, 7 g of fibre, only 5 g of sugar. It is still 46 g of carbohydrate, and the density is what catches people. A half cup does not look like a lot of cereal.
| Serving | 1/2 cup (58 g) |
|---|---|
| Total carbohydrate | 46 g |
| Fibre | 7 g |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Fat | 1.5 g |
| Energy | 200 kcal |
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Common questions
- How many carbs are in Grape-Nuts?
- About 46 g total and 39 g net per 58 g serving, using the Open Food Facts record.
- Is the fibre enough to make up for it?
- 7 g is a genuinely good fibre number and it slows absorption. It does not offset a 46 g carbohydrate load.
- What is a smaller portion worth?
- A quarter-cup is roughly 20 g net carbohydrate — which is how many people actually use it, as a topping rather than a bowl.
Figures for this product come from the Open Food Facts community database, record 0884912004710, retrieved 2026-08-31. Open Food Facts is crowd-sourced and a record can lag the current package — treat the label in your hand as the authority. We publish the number and where it came from so you can check it.