Shredded Wheat Original

Breakdown

1 ingredient to avoid

Post Shredded Wheat Original scores 90/100 on Tallow — our clean 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 8g fiber, 7g protein and 0g 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.

Post Shredded Wheat Original lists 2 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Wheat and Bht. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

210 kcal per serving, or 350 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Post Shredded Wheat Original on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 90/100 Post Shredded Wheat Original sits in our top band, among the better cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Kavanagh's Organic Jumbo Porridge Oats at 100/100.