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Is corn flakes (breakfast cereal) low FODMAP?
Limited portion · green up to 28 g
Eaten on its own, this food stays green up to 28 g, turns orange up to 56 g, and red above that.
How much?
0 g28 g56 g84 g +
Green : 0 – 28 gOrange : 28 – 56 gRed : > 56 g
FODMAPs in this food
- Fructans1.1 g per 100 g
Fructans, found mainly in wheat, rye, onion and garlic.
Your whole meal, added up
In a meal, the FODMAPs of every food add up: a green serving can tip the meal into orange. FODMAP Scanner scans your products in the shop and works out the FODMAPs of your whole meal, corn flakes (breakfast cereal) included.
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Sources
Reliability: value taken from a scientific source.
- Biesiekierski J.R. et al. (2011). Quantification of fructans, galacto-oligosaccharides and other short-chain carbohydrates in processed grains and cereals. J Hum Nutr Diet 24(2):154-176.
- Evaluation of FODMAP carbohydrates content in selected foods in the United States (2018). Article en libre accès PMC6063767.
Cut-offs per meal: Varney J. et al. (2017), J Gastroenterol Hepatol 32(S1):53-61. Colours apply to the food eaten on its own, for a person without specific tolerances.