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Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal

Original Instant Oatmeal

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Ingredients · 4

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories357.14 kcal100 kcal
Fat7.14 g2 g
Saturated fat1.79 g0.5 g
Carbohydrates67.86 g19 g
Sugars0 g0 g
Fiber10.71 g3 g
Protein14.29 g4 g
Sodium0.27 g0.07 g
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Common questions

Is Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal healthy?

Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal scores 88/100 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 3g 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 Original Instant Oatmeal?

Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal lists 4 ingredients, starting with Oats, Calcium Carbonate, Salt and Reduced Iron. 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 Original Instant Oatmeal?

100 kcal per serving, or 357 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal’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 Original Instant Oatmeal?

Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 88/100 Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal sits in our top band, among the better 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 Original Instant Oatmeal organic?

Quaker Original Instant Oatmeal is not certified organic in our data.

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