General Mills • 12 oz
Corn Chex
Product Insights
Corn Chex is a whole‑grain corn breakfast cereal marketed in the United States, falling under the “Cereals and potatoes” food family. It carries a Nutri‑Score of D and is placed in the NOVA 3 category, reflecting moderate processing and a formulation that includes added sugars, salt, and several fortified vitamins and minerals. The cereal provides modest fiber (5 g per 100 g) and low fat, but its sugar (10 g) and salt (1.8 g) levels are relatively high, making it a mixed‑nutrient option.
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average breakfast cereal, Corn Chex contains substantially less fat (2.6 g vs 8.9 g), saturated fat (0 g vs 2.5 g) and sugars (10.3 g vs 14.1 g), a similar amount of calories (≈389 kcal), slightly more salt (1.8 g vs 1.77 g) and less dietary fiber (5.1 g vs 8.3 g).
Ingredients
whole grain corn, corn meal, sugar, corn starch, salt, baking soda. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b. (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b, (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.
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