Rachel's Cereal Analyysis

Cheerios
Manufacture- General Mills
Serving size- 1 cup
Total Calories- 100
Total Fat- 2g
Saturated Fat- 0g
Cholesterol- 0mg
Sodium- 160mg
Total Carbs- 20g
Dietary Fiber- 3g
Protein- 3g
Nutrients- Calcium 10%, Iron 45%, Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin C 10%
%Kcal from Fat- 18%
%Kcal from Carbs- 80%
%Kcal from Protein- 12%
Claims- None
Ingredients- Whole Grain Oats(includesthe oat bran), Modified cornstarch, sugar, salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Wheat Starch, Vitamin E(mixed tocopherols)

Corn Flakes
Manufacture- Kelloggs
Serving size- 1 cup
Total Calories- 100
Total Fat- 0g
Saturated Fat- 0g
Sodium- 200mg
Total Carbs- 24g
Dietary Fiber- 1g
Protein- 2g
Nutrients- Iron 45%, Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin C 10%
%Kcal from Fat- 9%
%Kcal from Carbs- 96%
%Kcal from Protein- 8%
Claims- Fat Free
Ingredients- Milled Corn, sugar, malt flavor, Contains 2% or less of salt, BHT added for freshness

Cinnamon Harvest
Manufacture- Kashi
Serving size- 28 biscuts
Total Calories- 180
Total Fat- 1g
Saturated Fat- 0g
Cholesterol- 0mg
Sodium- 0mg
Total Carbs- 43g
Dietary Fiber- 5g
Protein- 6g
Nutrients- Iron 8%
%Kcal from Fat- 5%
%Kcal from Carbs- 95%
%Kcal from Protein- 13%
Claims- None
Ingredients- Organic Whole Grain Wheat, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Cinnamon, Natural Cinnamon Flavor

       The serving sizes listed on the food lables are  realistic except for the Kashi.  I say this because nobody is really going to count out exactly 28 pieces of cereal and it's not even a bowl full of cereal.  Also nobody is going to really get full with only 28 pieces of cereal and milk in a bowl.  The stated serving sizes is what i normally eat except for the Kashi cereal.  I eat more then the serving size for the Kashi. The serving sizes are all the same except for the Kashi because its in a smaller amount than the Cheerios and Cornflakes.  Since the Kashi shows a smaller serving amount it will make people think that it's healthier so more people will buy it instead of the other cereal.  The only claims that I read was forn the Cornflakes which said fat free.  I did not see any claim that was misleading.  My calculations supported the claim for the cornflakes.  The order of the product does not have any effect on the products nutritional content.  The cereal that is the healthiest is the cheerios because it has more nutrients than the cornflakes and the kashi cereal.  The cereal that is the unhealthiest is the Kashi Cinnamon Harvest because it has less nutrients and more calories than the other two cereals.