Corn Flakes Toasted Cereal

How it scored 90 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 16 listed

• 1 Cornmeal
  Coarse flour ground from dried whole corn (Zea mays) kernels.
  Safe
• 2 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 3 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 4 Malt Extract
  Concentrate produced by water extraction of malted barley; contains maltose, other sugars, amino acids, and B-vitamins.
  Low
• 5 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 6 Minerals
  Generic umbrella term for inorganic nutrient additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, potassium iodide).
  Safe
• 7 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 8 Ferrous Fumarate
  Ferrous fumarate is the iron(II) salt of fumaric acid, used as an iron source in dietary supplements and fortified foods.
  Low
• 9 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low
• 10 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 11 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 12 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 13 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 14 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 15 Cyanocobalamin
  Synthetic form of vitamin B12 (cobalamin); essential micronutrient containing cobalt.
  Low
• 16 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low