Breakfast cereal, puffed wheat, unfortified

Unfortified puffed wheat is a breakfast cereal made from wheat grains that have been expanded by heating, without added vitamins or minerals. The figures describe the dry cereal, before adding milk or other ingredients. It mainly provides carbohydrate, with 72g per 100g, alongside 13g of protein and 7.8g of fibre. Its energy content is 1450 kJ per 100g.

Carbohydrate provides energy, while protein supports the maintenance and repair of body tissues. Fibre helps support normal bowel function. This cereal contains little sugar, salt or saturated fat, although milk and toppings change the nutritional content of a bowl. Wheat contains gluten, so this cereal is not suitable for people with coeliac disease. Full nutritional figures are in the tables below.