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Granula was the first manufactured breakfast cereal
Breakfast cereal

A breakfast cereal is a Fast moving consumer goods food product intended to be consumed as part of a breakfast. It is usually eaten cold as a ready-to-eat meal and mixed with a liquid, such as milk or water, though occasionally Nut and fruit are also added....
 invented by James Caleb Jackson
James Caleb Jackson

James Caleb Jackson was the inventor of the first dry, whole grain breakfast cereal which he called granula.Jackson was born in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York....
 in 1863. Granula was an early version of Grape-Nuts
Grape-Nuts

Grape-Nuts is a breakfast cereal developed by C. W. Post in 1897. Post was a patient and later competitor of the 19th-century breakfast food innovator, Dr....
, consisting of heavy grains of bran
Bran

Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with cereal germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains....
-rich Graham flour
Graham flour

Graham flour is a type of whole wheat flour named after the American Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham , an early advocate for dietary reform....
. The grains had to be soaked overnight before use.

The cereal was manufactured from a dough of Graham flour rolled into sheets and baked. The dried sheets were then broken into pieces, baked again, and broken into smaller pieces.








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Granula was the first manufactured breakfast cereal
Breakfast cereal

A breakfast cereal is a Fast moving consumer goods food product intended to be consumed as part of a breakfast. It is usually eaten cold as a ready-to-eat meal and mixed with a liquid, such as milk or water, though occasionally Nut and fruit are also added....
 invented by James Caleb Jackson
James Caleb Jackson

James Caleb Jackson was the inventor of the first dry, whole grain breakfast cereal which he called granula.Jackson was born in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York....
 in 1863. Granula was an early version of Grape-Nuts
Grape-Nuts

Grape-Nuts is a breakfast cereal developed by C. W. Post in 1897. Post was a patient and later competitor of the 19th-century breakfast food innovator, Dr....
, consisting of heavy grains of bran
Bran

Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with cereal germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by-product of milling in the production of refined grains....
-rich Graham flour
Graham flour

Graham flour is a type of whole wheat flour named after the American Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham , an early advocate for dietary reform....
. The grains had to be soaked overnight before use.

The cereal was manufactured from a dough of Graham flour rolled into sheets and baked. The dried sheets were then broken into pieces, baked again, and broken into smaller pieces.

See also

  • Granola
    Granola

    Granola is a breakfast and snack food consisting of rolled oats, nut , honey and sometimes rice, which is baked until crispy. During the baking process the mixture is stirred to maintain a loose, breakfast-cereal-type consistency....
     - The later breakfast cereal developed by John Harvey Kellogg
    John Harvey Kellogg

    John Harvey Kellogg was an United States medical doctor in Battle Creek, Michigan, who ran a Sanatorium using holistic medicine methods, with a particular focus on nutrition, enemas and exercise....
    , renamed to avoid being sued by Jackson. Kellogg incorporated a rolling process to flake the grain, making it more edible. Subsequently revived in the 1960s as an unrelated cereal bar.
  • Hardtack
    Hardtack

    Hardtack is a simple type of Cracker or biscuit, made from flour, water, and salt. Inexpensive and long-lasting, it is and was used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyages and military campaigns....