Experiment: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats And Iron

The ready-to-eat (RTE) sector has increased sales and therefore have given the Breakfast cereals market an advantage to have a higher market share of 4.2% in 2013. The emphasis is more to the value and the convenience of cereals rather than the quality. However people are starting to be more heath conscious and are going to the higher nutritional brands which tend to be the well-known ones such as Kellogg 's, Weetabix and Nestle.

External Environmental Analysis We chose Kellogg’s cereal category because Kellogg’s has over 100 years history and we have14 kinds of breakfast cereal products. Our products sell to 180 countries across the world. Our mission is still to provide you and your family with better breakfasts that lead to better days, and now you eat flake corn is the same way W.K. did back in 1898. It just tastes better that way. Kellogg’s cereal provides a variety of nutrition’s cereals that deliver the benefits of grains, and provide important nutrients like iron, B vitamins, zinc and fibre.

General Mills emphasizes that Cheerios is a quality and nutritious cereal through its product and packaging. Cheerios remains a healthy and tasty breakfast option for all ages. Cheerios is considered a convenience product, where the consumer does not spend much effort to evaluate prior to purchase. Cheerios has significantly less calories, fat, and carbohydrates than the average cereal according to CalorieKing which compares foods based on their nutritional facts. The ingredients of the cereal are whole grain oats, modified corn starch, sugar, salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, and wheat starch (in order of most used). The American Dietetic Association lists Cheerios’ Nutrition Facts as the following per one cup: 120 Calories, 2G of Fat, 0Mg of Cholesterol, 270Mg of Sodium, 22G of Carbohydrates, 3G of Fiber, 1G of Sugar, and 4G of Protein. Cheerios are packaged inside a sealed bag for health reasons, which is then put inside a 12 inch by 8 inch box for display. The 12 by 8 inch box is considered the primary package while the sealed bag is the secondary package for the cereal. The box is bright yellow which draws the customer’s eye and is considered a brand association of Cheerios. It also has a picture of the product on the front so the customer knows what he or she is buying. General Mills does a great job labeling its products to ensure that the customer knows that it is a healthy product and it can be trusted because it has the General Mills check on it. The

During this week, I Edgar Burgos had to conduct a food intake for 3 consecutive days. This paper will describe my nutritional endeavor for the past three days. I will provide different aspects of my nutritional needs and an in depth analysis on how proteins fats carbohydrates and fiber take part in my everyday diet and what are these functions. This is intended to broaden my views of a healthy lifestyle, and how to achieve it through a variety of food groups.

The Kellogg is continuing to innovate a century later, offering cereals that are affordable, convenient to prepare and eat, and tasty. It will also reduce ingredients such as sugar that consumers want less of while increasing fiber, whole grains, vitamins and other nutrients(Kelloggcompany, 2011).

Use Ch. 1 of Contemporary Nutrition, Ch. 2 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words.

This paper is intended to explain my nutritional endeavor for the past three days. I will be providing different aspects of my nutritional needs and an in depth analysis on how proteins fats carbohydrates and fiber take part in an everyday diet and what are these functions. This is intended to broaden my views of a healthy lifestyle, and how to achieve it through a variety of food groups. In this essay the resources utilized where provided by the educational institute with the purpose of facilitating my research objectives.

Moreover, a list of foods and the amount of fiber of each food have is provided, as well as lower-fiber foods for evaluation. Chapter 4 mainly stated information about carbohydrates in our food, types of carbohydrates, and how carbohydrates are digested and absorbed. Since companies understand that fiber is an important part of people’s diet, companies have figured out a way to put fiber as a supplement in more types of foods such as yogurt, ice cream, water, and juice. I have seen a lot of new foods in the market stating to have health advantages because of the added fiber. I have purchased and tried out such foods like, Fiber One brownies. It tastes good, it satisfies my chocolate craving, and it’s only 90 calories. However, it has been a while since the last time I bought anything like

A 26-gram serving (1/2 cup) has 13 grams of dietary fiber representing 65% of total carbs and 50% of total weight. All Bran has a 5-star rating for "optimum health" by NutritionData. Or consider corn bran. A 28 gram serving of corn bran has 17 grams of dietary fiber -- comprising 74% of total carbs and 60% of total weight.

The Kashi provides 10g for a 3/4cup serving. If referring to Canada’s Food Guide one would consider this as one grain serving. Having just 1/6-8 grain servings providing ~36% of your daily fibre is a good ratio. The RDA value for protein is 46g for females and 56g for males (age 19-50yrs). Considering that cereal is not in the meat and alternatives section, (typically main source of protein), providing 9g of protein for 52g serving is fairly high. However the 4g/52g serving of the Fiber One, is not a good source of protein. Finally, the iron RDA is 8g for males and 18g for females. Cereal is not a primary source of iron, so we don’t want this value to be obscenely high, as in addition to the other foods consumed throughout the day, one can over consume iron easily. This makes the 90% value in the Fiber One slightly less favourable than the just 10% value of the Kashi

Kellogg’s cereal provides a variety of nutrition’s cereals that deliver the benefits of grains, and provide important nutrients like iron, B vitamins, zinc and fibre.

The differences between the name brand cereal Frosted Flakes and the off brand values, Malt O Meal and SuperValu is that the Frosted Flakes were actually healthier and better for you than the other cereals. The three only had one thing in common and it was 0g Trans. Fat per serving. While Frosted Flakes and Malt O Meal share 0 mg Cholesterol per serving. Out of the three the SuperValu cereal was probably the worst for you with 555g of Calories per serving, and 560mg of Sodium. If I had to chose one cereal out of these three I would probably chose the name brand Frosted Flakes cereal since it has 10g of Sugar, 150mg of Sodium, and only 110g of Calories per serving. In order from best to worst it would probably be Frosted Flakes, Malt O Meal

Health-conscious consumers can look forward to the 3-grams of fiber and 4-grams of protein that come within every single-serve, 1-ounce bag.

This assignment was a good experience for me because never in my life I kept track of how much I eat per day. This chart was a good way to keep track of how much I am eating. Write down, when what, how much, for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and snack. This action can help me be aware of how much I am eating and the times I tend to eat too much. Looking at my chart I know is not a good way to have a good heath. This assignment help me understand that if I want to eat healthier and if I want to feel better I should read the nutrition facts label. Now with this assignment I know the right tool to balance my diet. For examples I can use the label when I am shopping, as my plan of meals, and as I cook each day. The label makes it easy to determine the

Carbs: 28%, total fat: 40%, fiber 20%, and sodium 115%. The sodium is very high that it is over the amount needed for a day and the fat is also high that what else is eaten has to be low in these two fats and sodium.