Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Corn Flakes

Plant foods · Grains · Breakfast cereals

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Macronutrients 51 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 5.9 g · 24 kcal/100g
Fat 0.9 g · 8 kcal/100g
Carbs 88.0 g · 352 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.7 g
Water 3 g
Total energy 384 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (92%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 61 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
0.9g
Saturated
0.2g
Monounsat.
0.1g
Polyunsat.
0.3g
Omega-6
0.28g

Saturated fat is 0.5% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 16 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 16%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (16% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 55 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 981 µg
Vitamin C 65.0 mg
Vitamin D 7.1 µg
Vitamin E 0.0 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 4.48 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 1.74 mg
Niacin (B3) 21.0 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 1.91 mg
Folate (B9) 714 µg
Vitamin B12 5.36 µg

Minerals

Calcium 2 mg
Iron 19.4 mg
Magnesium 7 mg
Phosphorus 33 mg
Potassium 107 mg
Sodium 571 mg
Zinc 0.2 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.10 mg
Selenium 2.2 µg

Notable source of Thiamin (B1) (408% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.