Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal

Name: Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal
Brand: GreenWise

0Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 8 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−175

aluminum−65

aminomethylphosphonic acid−42

chlormequat−33

cadmium−11

mercury−11

2 smaller deductions−13

Ingredients

−10

natural flavors−10

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+95

Minimum score+95

Final score0

Contaminants · 10

4 at/over limit

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

Aluminum137 ppmof 0.2 ppm

Over the limit — 685×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Cadmium12.9 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury5.13 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 2.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Lead6.84 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic8.26 ppbof 10 ppb

83% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Glyphosate3.34 ppbof 160 ppb

2% of the limitEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Aminomethylphosphonic Acid

Confirmed by lab testing

Chlormequat1.89 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

DiquatNDnone found

Not detected

ParaquatNDnone found

Not detected

Ingredients · 6

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal healthy?

GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal scores 0/100 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.

What is in GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal?

GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal lists 6 ingredients, starting with Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Dehydrated Apples, Organic Ground Cinnamon, Sea Salt and Organic Cane Sugar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal’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 GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal?

GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 0/100 GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal scores worse than most oatmeal & hot cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in oatmeal & hot cereal is Bob's Red Mill Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats at 100/100.

Is GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal organic?

GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal is not certified organic in our data.

Has GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal been lab tested?

Yes. 10 substances in GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 6.84 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 8.26 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 12.9 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 5.13 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Does GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal contain glyphosate?

Yes. A lab detected glyphosate at 3.34 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in GreenWise Organic Apple Cinnamon Flavored Instant Oatmeal. That reading is under its limit. Its breakdown product was also found: AMPA (detected, no amount reported). Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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