INDEX. 



Page. 



Introduction i 



The importance of cereal grains in our diet i 



Outline of work done elsewhere 2 



The nature of breakfast foods on the market 2 



Composition of breakfast foods 5 



Influence of special process of manufacture on solubility of foods.... 13 



Influence of cooking on solubility of foods 18 



Digestibility of breakfast foods 20 



Digestibility of breakfast foods, as influenced by short and long 



periods of cooking 27 



Palatability 29 



Economic value of foods 3° 



Summary 3 2 



Conclusions 34 



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