Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz

Name: Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz
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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Common questions

Is Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz healthy?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz 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. 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, Family Size, 22.3 oz?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz lists 15 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain 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.

Does Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz’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, Family Size, 22.3 oz?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz 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, Family Size, 22.3 oz compare to other cereal?

At 2/100 Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Lovebird Grain Free Honey Breakfast Cereal at 100/100.

Is Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz organic?

Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz is not certified organic in our data.

Has Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 12.6 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 19 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Quaker Life Original Multigrain Cereal, Family Size, 22.3 oz. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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