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Food Sources of Antioxidant: Breakfast Cereals
Cereal grains are good sources of antioxidants. Most of the antioxidants in cereal grains are contained in the bran and germ. For instance, for the cereal products in the table below, whole-grain-wheat- and oat-based products had on average higher antioxidant content than products from refined rice or corn ingredients. Regardless, all breakfast cereals are good sources of antioxidants, comparable to common fruits and vegetables.
Antioxidant Content of Breakfast Cereals
| Antioxidant Sources | Antioxidant Content (µmoles TE/100 grams) |
| Multi-Bran Chex® | 3900 |
| Basic 4® | 3600 |
| Crispy Wheaties ’N Raisins®2 | 3500 |
| Raisin Nut Bran® | 3100 |
| Wheat Chex®2 | 3000 |
| Whole Grain Total®2 | 2800 |
| Wheaties®2 | 2800 |
| Multigrain Cheerios®2 | 2700 |
| Oatmeal Crisp/Raisin®2 | 2700 |
| Apple Cinnamon Cheerios® | 2700 |
| Cheerios®2 | 2600 |
| Honey Nut Cheerios® | 2200 |
| Oatmeal Crisp/Apple Cinnamon®2 | 2200 |
| Country Corn Flakes® | 2000 |
| Corn Chex® | 1600 |
| Kix® | 1400 |
| Rice Chex® | 1300 |
More lists of food sources high in antioxidants :
Cereals grains
Fruits, vegetables, nuts
Vegetables
Fruits -I
Fruits - II
Black and green tea, wine, coffee
Dark chocolate and other cocoa products
All products were about one month old when analyzed. All the products are General Mills brand. TE = Trolox Equivalents.
2 Whole grain product.
Reference:
Harold E. Miller, Fred Rigelhof, Leonard Marquart, Aruna Prakash, and Mitch Kanter. 2000. Antioxidant Content of Whole Grain Breakfast Cereals, Fruits and Vegetables. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 19, No. 90003, 312S-319S.