Multi Grain Cheerios

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Cheerios Multi Grain Cheerios scores 31/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 3g fiber, 2g protein and 6g sugar. 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.

Cheerios Multi Grain Cheerios lists 22 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Oats, Whole Grain Corn, Sugar and/Or Golden Sugar, Corn Starch and Brown Rice Flour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

120 kcal per serving, or 400 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Cheerios Multi Grain Cheerios on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 31/100 Cheerios Multi Grain Cheerios scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Lovebird Grain Free Honey Breakfast Cereal at 100/100.