granular cereal
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Granular cereal is a type of breakfast food made from grain, typically wheat and malted barley flour. The process involves creating a stiff dough with salt and yeast, fermenting it, baking it into loaves, and then drying, grinding, and sieving the product into rough bits. This method differs from other breakfast cereals like flaked, puffed, or shredded varieties.12
The concept of cereal food originated in the 1860s with James Caleb Jackson's "granula," a dried graham flour mixture. Later, W.K. Kellogg and C.W. Post developed similar ready-to-eat cereals, with Kellogg inventing cornflakes and Post creating Grape-Nuts. Granola, a related breakfast food made of oats, nuts, and seeds, also saw a resurgence in the 1960s as a healthier alternative to sugary cereals.23
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