Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety
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Contaminants · 10
3 at/over limitFrom lab tests of this product’s family
Quaker Instant Oatmeal with Cinnamon
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ
In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.
22.3 ppmof 0.2 ppm
Over the limit — 112×
16.5 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 3.3×
3.57 ppbof 2 ppb
Over the limit — 1.8×
3.86 ppbof 5 ppb
77% of the limit
6.7 ppbof 10 ppb
67% of the limit
13.3 ppbof 160 ppb
8% of the limit
7.58 ppbof 160 ppb
5% of the limit
70.2 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
4.29 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
NDnone found
Not detected
Ingredients · 5
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Healthier swaps
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Common questions
What is in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety?
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety lists 5 ingredients, starting with Sugar, Salt, Cinnamon, Other Spices and Natural Flavor. Cinnamon & Spice: Whole Grain Oats. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.
Does Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety contain seed oils?
No. Nothing in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety’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 Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety?
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.
How does Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?
We haven't scored Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety yet, so there's nothing to compare it against in oatmeal & hot cereal.
Is Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety organic?
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety is not certified organic in our data.
Has Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety been lab tested?
Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (US instant oatmeal oat base with cinnamon; no cocoa, nut, rice or protein powder) with the other products in its family, Quaker Instant Oatmeal with Cinnamon, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.
Does Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety contain heavy metals?
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 6.7 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice, cadmium at 16.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice, lead at 3.86 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice and mercury at 3.57 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.
Does Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety contain glyphosate?
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected AMPA at 7.58 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice and glyphosate at 13.3 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.
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