When researchers tested 489 samples of 114 corn-, rice-, wheat- and oat-based breakfast cereals (such as Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Total, and Cheerios, respectively) for OTA, 205 of the samples were contaminated — which amounts to a whole lot of bowls of cereal. …

Ingredients: Corn (90%), sugar, salt, barley malt extract, vitamins (vitamin E, niacin, vitamin B6, riboflavin, folate), minerals (iron, zinc oxide).

Yes, Corn Flakes is made out of corn.

Cornflakes Cereals like cornflakes or puffed rice served with low-fat milk – can be part of a healthy breakfast but are low in fibre so not as good a choice as a wholegrain cereal. Adding a piece of fruit will help to balance your breakfast as well as making it more filling to eat.

Each box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes begins with corn sourced and grown on Aussie farms, prepared at the mill and transported to our factory in Sydney. The corn is then cooked with a little sugar and salt, before they’re flaked and toasted.

Some low calorie breakfast cereals (e.g. Special K, Rice Krispies, Puffed Wheat) are made from refined grains that are quickly digested. The healthiest breakfast cereal is made from whole grains and is high in fibre and low in added sugar.

Take corn flakes and crush coarsely with your hands. These are the cornflakes which are unprocessed and raw and are normally used to make snacks like chivda. Before using them, it’s necessary to deep fry them and cook them so as to make them edible. These raw cornflakes are then packed and are used as required.

Though it is inappropriate to call corn flakes completely unhealthy, yes, it may cause diabetes too. In general, processed food with loaded sugar content come under the category of high glycemic food and corn flakes with 82 glycemic food index may cause increased insulin levels in the body and lead to type 2- diabetes.

Stay away from cereals high on the glycemic index, such as corn flakes, puffed rice, bran flakes, and instant oatmeal. Don’t choose cereals that list refined grains and sugars as top ingredients.

Kellogg’s® Special K® Lower Sugar* breakfast cereal is made with Honey Blossom Flavoured Crunchy Clusters with less than 4g of sugar per serve. *Compared to Special K Original which contains 13.6g of sugar per 100g.

Many people say their blood sugars are best and they feel the most satisfied when they eat the following brands of cold cereal:

• Cascadian Farm Organic Purely O’s.
• Cheerios.
• Post Bran Flakes.
• Wheaties.
• Quaker Crunchy Corn Bran.
• Kix.
• Fiber One.
• Barbara’s Bakery Puffins (Cinnamon and Honey Rice)

The Best Breakfast Cereals for Weight Loss

• General Mills Cheerios.
• Kellogg’s All-Bran.
• General Mills Fiber One Original.
• Kashi 7 Whole Grain Nuggets.
• Kellogg’s Bite Size Unfrosted Mini-Wheats.
• Kashi GoLean.
• Post Shredded Wheat ‘n Bran.
• Nature’s Path Organic SmartBran.