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corn flakes

 
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pl.n.

A crisp, flaky, commercially prepared cold cereal made from coarse cornmeal.


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Nutritional Values: The Nutritional Value for: corn flakes
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Description Quantity Energy
(calories)
Carbs
(grams)
Protein
(grams)
Cholesterol
(milligrams)
Weight
(grams)
Fat
(grams)
Saturated Fat
(grams)
kellogg's 1 oz 110 24 2 0 28.35 0 0
toasties 1 oz 110 24 2 0 28.35 0 0
 
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IN BRIEF: Breakfast cereal.

 
Wikipedia: Corn flakes
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Corn Flakes

Corn flakes in a bowl
Origin
Place of origin United States
Region or state Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan
Creator(s) of the dish Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (1894)
Dish details
Main ingredient(s) Milled corn
Sugar
Malt flavoring
High fructose corn syrup
Variations multiple

Corn flakes are a popular breakfast cereal originally manufactured by Kellogg's through the treatment of corn.[1] A patent for the product was registered on May 31 1894 under the name Granose.[2]

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Cereals derived from cornflakes

A former patient of the Battle Creek Sanitarium named C. W. Post started a rival company, as well as the major other brand of corn flakes in the United States, called Post Toasties. Australia's Sanitarium also manufactures their own brand of corn flakes called Skippy corn flakes. In addition there are many generic brands of corn flakes produced by various manufacturers.

Ingredients

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Corn flakes can be eaten with yogurt or cheese.

Kellogg's Corn Flakes

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Translations: Cornflake
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - cornflakes, en enkelt flage cornflakes

Français (French)
n. - flocons de maïs

Deutsch (German)
n. - Corn-flakes

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κόρνφλεϊκς, τραγανές νιφάδες αραβοσίτου

Italiano (Italian)
fiocchi di granturco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - floco (m) de milho

Русский (Russian)
кукурузные хлопья

Español (Spanish)
n. - copo de maíz

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - cornflakes, majsflinga

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
玉米片

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 玉米片

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 콘 플레이크

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コーンフレイク

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פתית-תירס‬


 
 

 

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