Quaker Oats Original multigrain cereal, original

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3 ingredients to avoid

Quaker Oats Original multigrain cereal, original scores 15/100 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. 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.

Quaker Oats Original multigrain cereal, original lists 18 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Oat Flour, Sugar, Corn Flour, Whole Wheat Flour and Rice Flour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 15/100 Quaker Oats Original multigrain cereal, original scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Kavanagh's Organic Jumbo Porridge Oats at 100/100.