Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats

Name: Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats
Brand: Great Value

44Okay

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium21.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 4.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic27 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.7×FDA 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 Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats healthy?

Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats scores 44/100 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 Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats?

Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats lists 1 ingredient, starting with Whole Grain Rolled Oats. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain 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 Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats?

Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain 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 Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 44/100 Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain 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 Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats at 100/100.

Is Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats organic?

Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats is not certified organic in our data.

Has Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 27 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 21.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Great Value Old Fashioned Whole Grain Oats. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.