name: Breakfast Cereal
flavor_db_name_variants: breakfast cereal
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Breakfast cereal
id: 270
name_scientific: null
description: A breakfast cereal (or just cereal) is a food made from processed grains that is often eaten with the first meal of the day. It is often eaten cold, usually mixed with milk, juice, water, or yogurt, and sometimes fruit, but may be eaten dry. Some companies promote their products for the health benefits from eating oat-based and high-fiber cereals. Cereals may be fortified with vitamins. Some cereals are made with high sugar content. Many breakfast cereals are produced via extrusion. The breakfast cereal industry has gross profit margins of 40-45%, 90% penetration in some markets, and steady and continued growth throughout its history.
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Breakfast cereal
picture_file_name: 270.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 198626
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:37:35.000Z
legacy_id: 291
food_group: Cereals and cereal products
food_subgroup: Cereal products
food_type: Type 2
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:29.000Z
updated_at: 2020-03-12T20:56:30.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00270