Gerber Wheat and wholegraim oatmeal

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Gerber Wheat and wholegraim oatmeal scores 33/100 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. 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.

Gerber Wheat and wholegraim oatmeal lists 13 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Oat Flour, Potassium Ethylhexyl/Isotrideceth-8 Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin c (Ascorbic Acid) and Iron (Electrolytic). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 33/100 Gerber Wheat and wholegraim oatmeal scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Lovebird Grain Free Honey Breakfast Cereal at 100/100.