Cereal, corn flakes (dry) has 357 kcal per 100 g. A standard cereal serving is 30–40 g, though most people pour 50–80 g. At 729 mg sodium per 100 g, two bowls contribute significantly to daily sodium.
How should I track Cereal, corn flakes (dry)?
Cereal, corn flakes (dry) is high in iron. The key to tracking Cereal, corn flakes (dry) is knowing whether you are logging dry or cooked weight. Grains absorb 2–3 times their weight in water during cooking, so 80 g of dry rice becomes about 200 g cooked. Mixing up dry and cooked values can throw your calorie count off by 200–300%. A meta-analysis (Reynolds et al., Lancet 2019) linked higher whole grain intake to reduced mortality — but only accurate tracking captures the real intake. Weigh on a kitchen scale before cooking and use the matching nutrition values.