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Breakfast cereal, cornflakes, fortified

Fortified cornflakes are a dry breakfast cereal made from maize, with added vitamins and minerals. They mainly provide carbohydrate, with some protein and fibre. Per 100g, the cereal contains 91g of carbohydrate, including 7.3g of sugars, along with 12mg of iron and 1.1g of salt. These figures describe the cereal without milk or other additions.

Iron is needed to make haemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood. The added B vitamins help support normal body functions, including energy metabolism. Sugar and salt content are worth noting for people monitoring their intake. Values can vary between brands. Full nutrient figures are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

376 kcal

Energy

1605 kJ

Fat

0.8g

of which saturates

0.14g

Carbohydrate

91g

of which sugars

7.3g

Fibre

2.6g

Proteine

7.1g

Sale

1.1g

Alcol

0g

Acqua

3.4g

Colesterolo

0mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

21µg

Vitamina D

4.7µg

Vitamina E

0.14mg

Vitamin K1

0.06µg

Vitamina C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

1.1mg

Riboflavin (B2)

1.4mg

Niacin (B3)

16mg

Vitamina B6

1.5mg

Vitamina B12

1.9µg

Calcio

3mg

Ferro

12mg

Magnesio

12mg

Phosphorus

46mg

Potassio

88mg

Sodio

450mg

Zinco

0.2mg

Copper

Trace

Selenio

9µg

Iodio

Trace

Other types of breakfast cereal

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Breakfast cereal, cornflakes, crunchy / honey nut coated, fortified

384 kcal

5.3g

4.2g

3.8g

Breakfast cereal, cornflakes, frosted, fortified

350 kcal

4.7g

0.5g

2g

Breakfast cereal, bran flakes, fortified

333 kcal

9.6g

2.2g

13g

Breakfast cereal, bran type cereal, fortified

267 kcal

12g

3.4g

25g

Breakfast cereal, cornflakes, unfortified

378 kcal

7.1g

0.8g

2.6g

Breakfast cereal, fruit and fibre type, fortified

348 kcal

8g

5.8g

8.6g

Breakfast cereal, honey loops and hoops, including Honey and Nut Cheerios, fortified

349 kcal

6.6g

3.1g

4.3g

Breakfast cereal, instant hot oat, plain, raw, fortified

352 kcal

11g

7.3g

8.5g

Breakfast cereal, malted flake, fortified

373 kcal

12g

1.4g

3g

Breakfast cereal, malted wheat, fortified

339 kcal

8.7g

2.3g

8.6g

Breakfast cereal, multigrain hoops, fortified

368 kcal

7.9g

3.8g

5.7g

Breakfast cereal, oat, instant, plain, fortified, cooked, made up with semi-skimmed milk

95 kcal

4.9g

2.5g

2g

Breakfast cereal, puffed wheat, honey coated, fortified

355 kcal

4.7g

1.2g

3.1g

Breakfast cereal, rice, chocolate flavoured, fortified

375 kcal

4.6g

2.3g

2g

Breakfast cereal, rice, toasted/crisp, fortified

374 kcal

5.7g

1g

0.7g

Breakfast cereal, wheat and multigrain, chocolate flavoured, fortified

375 kcal

6.5g

4.1g

6.3g

Breakfast cereal, wheat biscuits, Weetabix type, fortified

332 kcal

11g

1.9g

9.7g

Breakfast cereal, sultana bran, fortified

296 kcal

7.3g

1.4g

11g

Breakfast cereal, wheat biscuit with fruit, fortified

348 kcal

8.1g

3.5g

8.1g

Breakfast cereal, crunchy clusters type, without nuts, unfortified

399 kcal

7.2g

12g

7.2g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (15 samples, 9 products, including Kellogg's and other / own brands). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Ulteriori letture e riferimenti

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

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  • 3 Nov 2026 | Ultima versione
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Pubblicato originariamente