Cereal

Prepared Food AddinsGrainNot vegetarianCrunchyLightToastySweetGrainy

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Calories: 395
Protein (g): 7
Fat (g): 3
Carbs (g): 85
Fiber (g): —
Sodium (mg): —

Values vary widely by brand, grain base, and sugar content; numbers reflect a typical plain flake cereal.

Storage

Room temp: up to 180 days
Refrigerated: up to 0 days
Frozen: up to 0 days

Cereal is a processed, ready-to-eat grain product sold as crisp flakes, loops, or puffed pieces. It tastes mildly sweet and shatters with a light crunch; common uses include breakfast bowls with milk or yogurt, topping desserts, and crushing into coatings or bars; sold as flakes, loops, puffs, and clusters. Some varieties include gelatin or animal-derived vitamin D, so vegetarian suitability varies.

Modern breakfast cereal developed in late nineteenth-century North America and spread worldwide, drawing on corn, wheat, oats, and rice. Manufacturers flake cooked grains or extrude and toast doughs to create distinct shapes and textures.