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Quaker Quaker Oats Original

Quaker Oats Original

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Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Quaker Oats Original healthy?

Quaker Oats Original 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. 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 Original?

Quaker Oats Original lists 4 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain 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.

Does Quaker Oats Original contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Quaker Oats Original’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 Original?

Quaker Oats Original 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 Oats Original compare to other oatmeal & hot cereal?

At 88/100 Quaker Oats Original 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 Oats Original organic?

Quaker Oats Original is not certified organic in our data.

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