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Corn Flakes

Corn Flakes

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Ingredients · 12

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories398 kcal
Fat1.5 g
Saturated fat0.6 g
Carbohydrates87 g
Sugars25 g
Fiber3 g
Protein8.3 g
Sodium0.32 g
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Common questions

Is Corn Flakes healthy?

Corn Flakes scores 28/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Corn Flakes?

Corn Flakes lists 12 ingredients, starting with Fr Frosted Corn Flakes Ingredients: Corn Kernels, Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Salt and Emulsifier (E471). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Corn Flakes?

398 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Corn Flakes on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Corn Flakes contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Corn Flakes’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Corn Flakes?

Corn Flakes is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Corn Flakes compare to other cereal?

At 28/100 Corn Flakes scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Kavanagh's Organic Jumbo Porridge Oats at 100/100.

Is Corn Flakes organic?

Corn Flakes is not certified organic in our data.

Has Corn Flakes been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Corn Flakes, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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