Flakes Roundup
We analyzed 402 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 5)

Honey'D Corn Flakes
Ingredients: Corn meal* and/or yellow corn flour*, Sugars* (cane sugar*, honey*), Sea salt. *Organic. May contain: Tree nuts, Peanuts, Soy. VEGETARIAN
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Peanut

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Oats Instant Oatmeal
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SALT, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Instant Oatmeal Apple Cinnamon
Ingredients: ORGANIC ROLLED OATS, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC DEHYDRATED APPLES (TREATED WITH ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE TO PRESERVE COLOR), ORGANIC CINNAMON, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Frosted Flakes
Ingredients: Milled corn, sugar, malt flavor, salt, bht, vitamins and minerals (iron, vitamin c (ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate), niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Nutritional Yeast Flakes
Ingredients: Dried Yeast (Non-GMO), Niacin (B-3), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (B-6), Riboflavin (B-2), Hydrochloride (B-1), Folic Acid, Vitamin B-12
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

corn flakes
Ingredients: Milled Corn, Sugar, Malt Flavor, Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt. Vitamins And Minerals: Iron (Ferric Phosphate), Niacinamide, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Hydrochloride), Folic Acid, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Quick Cook Steel-Cut Oats
Ingredients: Organic steel cut oats.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Corn Nuts Chile Picante
Ingredients: CORN, SALT, CORN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MALTODEXTRIN, SPICE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (FOR COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Quaker instant oatmeal apples and cinnamon
Ingredients: whole grain rolled oats, sugar, dehydrated apple pieces (treated with sodium sulfite to promote color retention), natural and artificial flavor, salt, cinnamon, calcium carbonate, oat flour, citric acid, guar gum, malic acid, niacinamide*, reduced iron, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride*, riboflavin*, thiamin mononitrate*, folic acid*, caramel color, *one of the b vitamins
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Sulfite
- ● High Sugar Content

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Original
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, calcium carbonate, salt, reduced iron.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bran Flakes
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, SUGAR WHEAT BRAN, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, SALT MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, VITAMINS (NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), PANTOTHENIC ACID (VITAMIN B5), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), PYRIDOXINEHYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, CHOLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12)), IRON (FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE). CONTAINS: WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN SOY, MILK, TREENUTS (COCONUT).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Apple Cinnamon Pecan Superfood Instant Oatmeal
Ingredients: certified gluten-free oats, dried apples, pecans, flax seeds, chia seeds, quinoa flakes, puffed amaranth, cinnamon.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Toasted Flakes Of Corn Cereal
Ingredients: Milled corn, sugar, salt, malted barley syrup. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Flavor Variety
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, sugar, dried apples, natural flavor, salt, cinnamon
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Instant oatmeal
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM CARBONATE (A SOURCE OF CALCIUM), SALT, GUAR GUM, CARAMEL COLOR, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (A SOURCE OF IRON), VITAMIN A PALMITATE.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wheat Bran Flakes cereal
Ingredients: whole grain wheat, wheat bran, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, malt flavoring, vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin e), niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, calcium pantothenate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, vitamin b12 and vitamin d.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Instant Oatmeal apple cinnamon
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC DEHYDRATED APPLES, ORGANIC GROUND CINNAMON, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic Instant Oatmeal Oats & Flax
Ingredients: Organic rolled oats, organic cane sugar, organic brown flaxseed, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crunchy Granola Raisin Bran, Crisp Flakes & Crunchy Granola Clusters With Raisins
Ingredients: Whole wheat, rice, sugar, raisins, oat and honey cluster (sugar, rolled oats, toasted oats [rolled oats, sugar, canola oil, molasses, honey, mixed tocopherols (a preservative}), wheat flakes, crisp rice [rice flour, sugar, malt extract, salt, rice extract), corn syrup, wheat bits [whole wheat flour, corn starch, degermed yellow corn meal, sugar, salt, trisodium phosphate, baking soda, annatto color, caramel color, bht [a preservative]), honey, cinnamon, natural and artificial flavor, bht {a preservative}], wheat bran, corn syrup, glycerin, salt, malt syrup. vitamins and minerals: macinamide zinc oxide, reduced iron, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), vitamin a palmitate, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Multigrain Cereal With Granola And Almonds
Ingredients: corn, whole grain wheat, sugar, whole grain rolled oats, almonds, rice, canola oil, corn syrup, salt, barley malt extract, cinnamon, molasses, honey, caramel color, natural flavor, vitamins and minerals: ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (a b-vitamin), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Instant Oatmeal Fruit & Cream
Ingredients: Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Sugar, Dried Whole Grain Rolled Oats, Sugar, Dried Strawberries, Salt, Nonfat Dry Dried Peaches, Contains Less Than 2% Blueberries
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
