Cereal products

Cereal products is a generic term for foods which have been formulated using cereals as their main ingredient, spanning breads, breakfast cereals, pasta, snacks, porridges and baked goods. They supply much of the world’s dietary energy and are central to food cultures everywhere. Processing choices determine their fibre content, glycaemic impact and nutritional quality, distinguishing whole-grain products from refined ones. Fortification of cereal products has been a major public-health success against micronutrient deficiency. Extrusion technology creates many modern cereal snacks from simple grain doughs.