Abstract: A dried infant cereal composition is disclosed comprising one or more cereal grains, an iron compound slightly soluble in water but readily soluble in dilute acids in an amount sufficient to provide not less than about 30 mg of iron per 100 grams and not more than about 75 mg of iron per 100 grams, one or more vitamins, and no ingredients requiring labeling as a major food allergen. The iron compound slightly soluble in water but readily soluble in dilute acids is selected from the group consisting of ferrous fumarate, ferrous succinate, or ferrous saccharate. The one or more vitamins can include without limitation ascorbic acid. The composition is free of ingredients requiring labeling as a major food allergen, said major food allergens being milk, eggs, fish, Crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans.