Cereal Question?

[Mom23boys]

I get the idea that Corn Flakes and Kix are not gluten free???

Is it somehow in the cereal or x-contamination??

[Ursa Major]

All Kellogs cereals have barley malt in them and are not safe.

But some corn flakes might be fine. Somebody here will likely know the answer.

[cruelshoes]

Open Original Shared Link has oats in it. They can be contaminated with wheat in the growing/storing/processing. Most corn flakes have malt in them, which is usually from Barley. Here is the ingredient panel from Open Original Shared Link:

MILLED CORN, SUGAR, MALT FLAVORING, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, IRON, NIACINAMIDE, SODIUM ASCORBATE AND ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12, AND VITAMIN D. TO MAINTAIN QUALITY, BHT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PACKAGING.

There are safe brands of corn flakes that do not contain barley malt in them. I have heard that there is a Genral Mills cereal called Tigger and Pooh that is like Kix, but I haven't seen in locally yet.

Hope this helps.

[blueeyedmanda]

Open Original Shared Link has oats in it. They can be contaminated with wheat in the growing/storing/processing. Most corn flakes have malt in them, which is usually from Barley. Here is the ingredient panel from Open Original Shared Link:

There are safe brands of corn flakes that do not contain barley malt in them. I have heard that there is a Genral Mills cereal called Tigger and Pooh that is like Kix, but I haven't seen in locally yet.

Hope this helps.

Colleen

I found the Winnie the Pooh cereal at walmart, for 1.60 a box. I really liked it.

[jayhawkmom]

The box of KIX we have had "wheat starch" in the ingredient list.

[gdobson]

You can now buy Envirokids cereals at BJs (very reasonably priced) in a 3 pack with Koala Krisp, Gorilla Munch Crunch, and Peanut Butter Panda Puffs.

Those are a hit at our house.