General Mills
Kix
Product Insights
Kix is a plant‑based extruded breakfast cereal made primarily from whole‑grain corn and corn meal, fortified with a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals. It belongs to the "Cereals and potatoes" and "Breakfast cereals" groups, carries a NOVA‑3 classification, and provides per 100 g about 516 kcal, 2.5 g fat, 7.5 g fiber, 10 g added sugars and 1.38 g salt. Compared with typical breakfast cereals it is lower in fat and salt, similar in sugar, and offers a high micronutrient content, but its moderate processing level and added sugars prevent it from achieving a high nutritional grade.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g/ml
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average breakfast cereal, Kix contains about three‑quarters the sugar, one‑third the fat, and roughly 20 % less salt per 100 g.
Ingredients
Whole Grain Corn, Corn Meal, Sugar, Salt, Brown Sugar Syrup, Baking Soda, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to reserve Freshness. * Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), tamin B2 (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.
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