flaked cereal

Flaked cereals are a popular breakfast food, primarily made from corn (maize), wheat, or rice. The manufacturing process for corn flakes, for example, involves breaking down corn into grits, cooking them with a syrup, and then drying them. The cooked flakes are then passed between cooled steel cylinders to flatten them, followed by a toasting process in rotating ovens to dehydrate and lightly blister them. Wheat flakes are produced similarly. Corn flakes are defined as toasted flakes made from the coarse meal of hulled corn, first used in 1907. A flake is generally a thin, flattened piece or layer. Kellogg's, a company historically known for its breakfast cereals like Corn Flakes, has undergone significant corporate changes, with its North American cereal business now owned by Ferrero Group.123