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Quaker Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon

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Contaminants · 10

3 at/over limit
From 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.

Aluminum22.3 ppmof 0.2 ppm
Over the limit — 112×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.
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Cadmium16.5 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 3.3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Mercury3.57 ppbof 2 ppb
Over the limit — 1.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Lead3.86 ppbof 5 ppb
77% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Arsenic6.7 ppbof 10 ppb
67% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Glyphosate13.3 ppbof 160 ppb
8% of the limitEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Aminomethylphosphonic Acid7.58 ppbof 160 ppb
5% of the limitNo regulator publishes a food concentration limit for AMPA alone. EFSA (2023 glyphosate conclusion) and JMPR state glyphosate's toxicological reference values apply to AMPA (shared group ADI), so Tallow applies glyphosate's benchmark: EWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). Water-only references: EU drinking water 0.1 ug/L per pesticide/metabolite; Minnesota MDH guidance 1,000 ppb.
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Chlormequat70.2 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
Diquat4.29 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice
ParaquatNDnone found
Not detected
Measured in: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cinnamon & Spice

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Common questions

Is Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon healthy?

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon 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, plus lab results from its product family, Quaker Instant Oatmeal with Cinnamon. 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 Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon?

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon lists 6 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Dehydrated Apple Pieces, Sugar, Cinnamon and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon’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 Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon?

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon 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 Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 0/100 Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon 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 Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon organic?

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon is not certified organic in our data.

Has Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon 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 Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon contain heavy metals?

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon 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 Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon contain glyphosate?

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Lower Sugar Variety Apples & Cinnamon 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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