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Corn flakes

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) Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (1894)
W.K kellog
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]

Contents

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

Advertisement, 1910s
Corn flakes can be eaten with yogurt or milk.

Kellogg's Corn Flakes

  • Milled Corn
  • Sugar
  • Malt flavoring
  • High fructose corn syrup
  • Salt
  • Iron
  • Niacinamide
  • Sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6)
  • Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
  • Thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1)
  • Vitamin A palmitate
  • Folic acid
  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin B

Related

References

  1. ^ "How Corn Flakes Are Made". http://www.yakety.net/cofnflakes.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  2. ^ "Corn Flakes". http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/corn-flakes/. Retrieved 2009-05-31.