Iron Rich Breakfast cereal

Welcome to the list of the top 100 breakfast cereal highest in iron content. Where the amount of iron ranges from 67.67 mg to 23.22 mg per 100g. The top breakfast cereal is Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes with the highest iron content, which in 100g contains 67.67 mg of iron.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for iron is 14 mg. For the 100g serving of Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, which contains 67.67 mg of iron, the corresponding RDA iron percentage is 483 %, which is the highest item from the list of breakfast cereal high in iron.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes has a nutritional value score of 22.00 out of 100.Comparing the iron content and the nutritional density in 100g for Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes; We class this as a high iron content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a high nutritional density value from our list of breakfast cereal.

Other important and iron related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes, which is the top of the breakfast cereal list for iron content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 310.00 kcal (16% RDA), the amount of Protein is 10.21 g (18% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 3.36 g (5% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 79.77 g (61% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the iron content in Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes from the list of breakfast cereal.

Top Twenty List - Highest iron Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for iron in breakfast cereal for the top 20 breakfast cereal. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes 67.67mg (483%RDA)
2. Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN COMPLETE Wheat Flakes 62.10mg (444%RDA)
3. Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S PRODUCT 19 60.00mg (429%RDA)
4. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Whole Grain TOTAL 60.00mg (429%RDA)
5. Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, OAT BLENDERS with honey & almonds 41.38mg (296%RDA)
6. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Corn Biscuits 38.37mg (274%RDA)
7. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Honey KIX 38.20mg (273%RDA)
8. Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S SMART START Strong Heart Antioxidants Cereal 36.00mg (257%RDA)
9. Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roasted 34.82mg (249%RDA)
10. Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Blueberry MUFFIN TOPS Cereal 34.29mg (245%RDA)
11. Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 34.06mg (243%RDA)
12. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TOTAL Raisin Bran 34.00mg (243%RDA)
13. Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, HONEY GRAHAM SQUARES 33.81mg (242%RDA)
14. Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, with almonds 33.80mg (241%RDA)
15. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, WHEATIES 33.30mg (238%RDA)
16. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Rice CHEX 33.29mg (238%RDA)
17. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Dulce De Leche CHEERIOS 33.29mg (238%RDA)
18. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS 33.17mg (237%RDA)
19. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE 32.73mg (234%RDA)
20. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON TASTEEOS 32.14mg (230%RDA)

Highest Amount of iron per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high iron foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the iron nutritional content.

The food with the highest iron content per typical serving is Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes which contains 19.62 mg in 1.000 serving (NLEA serving size = 0.75 cup) (or 29.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 140 %. For this serving the Energy content is 89.9 kcal (4% RDA), the Protein content is 2.96 g (5% RDA), the Total Fat content is 0.97 g (1% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 23.13 g (18% RDA).

Milligrams of iron in breakfast cereal (per 100g)

The list below gives the total iron content in the top 100 items from the general description 'breakfast cereal' each of which show the iron amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

Nutritional Information Summary