Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats

Name: Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats
Brand: Bob's Red Mill

50Okay

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium17 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats healthy?

Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats scores 50/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats?

Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats lists 1 ingredient, starting with Oats. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats?

Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 50/100 Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats lands mid-scale — below the typical score in oatmeal & hot cereal, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in oatmeal & hot cereal is One Degree Organic Foods Organic Sprouted Rolled Oats at 100/100.

Is Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats organic?

Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats is not certified organic in our data.

Has Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Bob's Red Mill Organic Extra Thick Rolled Oats have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.