Oats

Name: Oats
Brand: Quaker

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Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Aluminum15.2 ppmof 0.2 ppm

Over the limit — 76×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.

Cadmium17.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead8.71 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic5.32 ppbof 10 ppb

53% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 1

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	375 kcal	150 kcal
Fat	8 g	3.2 g
Saturated fat	1.5 g	0.6 g
Carbohydrates	60 g	24 g
Sugars	1.1 g	0.44 g
Fiber	9 g	3.6 g
Protein	11 g	4.4 g
Sodium	0 g	0 g

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Common questions

Is Quaker Oats healthy?

Quaker Oats 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. Per serving it carries 4g fiber, 4g 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.

What is in Quaker Oats?

Quaker Oats lists 1 ingredient, starting with Oat Meal. 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 Oats?

150 kcal per serving, or 375 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Quaker Oats on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Quaker Oats contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Quaker Oats’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 Oats?

Quaker Oats is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Quaker Oats compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 0/100 Quaker Oats 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 Quaker Oats organic?

Quaker Oats is not certified organic in our data.

Has Quaker Oats been lab tested?

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

Does Quaker Oats contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 8.71 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 5.32 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 17.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Quaker Oats. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.