[PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D (2012). Nutritional balance of bran breakfast cereals. Journal of Knowledge Advancement & Integration (ISSN 1177-4576), 2012, pages 94-96.] [Printer friendly]
Bran-based breakfast cereals' BNI
Perezgonzalez assessed the nutritional balance of bran in 2012, as part of a research on breakfast cereals in New Zealand.
Bran and bran-based cereals had, on average, a nutritional balance of BNI 121.81fb, being particularly biased towards excess of fiber. It was adequate in carbohydrate and saturated fat, high in protein, sugar and sodium, and low in fat.
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International standards
Bran-based breakfast cereals appeared as extremely unbalanced according to international Recommended Dietary Intakes (RDIs).
Illustration 3: Nutritional balance across international RDIs | |||||||
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Bran | (diet) | 128.81 | 162.21 | 105.51 | 110.77 | 185.55 | |
Product100g | Company | BNI | WHO | US/CAN | AUS/NZ | UK | |
All-Bran original | Kellogg's | 97.55 | 126.52 | 91.06 | 88.57 | 140.72 | |
Healtheries bran flakes | Healtheries | 128.74 | 174.33 | 122.61 | 117.04 | 214.57 | |
Brantastix | Hubbards | 129.23 | 163.49 | 94.89 | 120.94 | 187.98 | |
Home Brand natural brand | Woolworths | 131.80 | 176.03 | 115.38 | 120.79 | 201.91 | |
San Bran | Sanitarium | 156.01 | 195.54 | 138.99 | 142.51 | 210.83 | |
(Source: Perezgonzalez, 20122) |
Author
Jose D PEREZGONZALEZ (2012). Massey University, Turitea Campus, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. (JDPerezgonzalez).
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- BNI™ database
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