TESCO • 500g
Corn Flakes
Product Insights
Tesco Corn Flakes are a breakfast cereal that belongs to the Cereals and potatoes PNNS group. The product carries a Nutri-Score of C, is placed in NOVA group 3, and offers low fat, low saturated fat, and lower sugar and salt than the average cereal while being fortified with iron and a spectrum of vitamins. However, it contains gluten from barley malt extract, provides modest protein and fiber, and its processed nature means it is not a whole-food option.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average breakfast cereal, these corn flakes contain about 60% less sugar (5.5 g vs 14.1 g), 66% less salt (0.59 g vs 1.78 g), roughly 12% of the average saturated fat (0.3 g vs 2.5 g), but also provide about 25% lower protein (7.7 g vs 10.2 g) and 58% less fiber (3.5 g vs 8.3 g) per 100 g.
Ingredients
Maize, Sugar, Salt, _Barley_ Malt Extract, Iron, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12.
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