Life Original Multigrain Cereal

Name: Life Original Multigrain Cereal
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 · 11

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Common questions

Is Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal healthy?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal scores 7/100 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 Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal lists 11 ingredients, starting with Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Niacinamide, Folic Acid, Baking Soda and Corn Flour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal’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 Original Multigrain Cereal?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal 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 Original Multigrain Cereal compare to other cereal?

At 7/100 Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Kavanagh's Organic Jumbo Porridge Oats at 100/100.

Is Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal organic?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal is not certified organic in our data.

Has Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal 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.