Life

Name: Life
Brand: Quaker

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Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium19 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic12.6 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.3×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 · 15

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	380.95 kcal	160 kcal
Fat	4.76 g	2 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	78.57 g	33 g
Sugars	19.05 g	8 g
Fiber	7.14 g	3 g
Protein	9.52 g	4 g
Sodium	0.4 g	0.17 g

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Common questions

Is Quaker Life healthy?

Quaker Life scores 2/100 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, 4g protein and 8g 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.

What is in Quaker Life?

Quaker Life lists 15 ingredients, starting with Oat Flour, Corn Flour, Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour and Calcium Carbonate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Quaker Life?

160 kcal per serving, or 381 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Quaker Life on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Quaker Life contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Quaker Life’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 Quaker Life?

Quaker Life is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Quaker Life compare to other breakfast foods?

At 2/100 Quaker Life scores worse than most breakfast foods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in breakfast foods is One Degree Organic Foods Organic Gluten Free Sprouted Rolled Oats, 24 oz at 100/100.

Is Quaker Life organic?

Quaker Life is not certified organic in our data.

Has Quaker Life been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Quaker Life have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.