Flakes Roundup
We analyzed 402 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 8)

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● 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

Bran Flakes
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, wheat bran, sugar, wheat flour, malted barley flour, salt. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide (source of zinc), vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

Corn Flakes Toasted Cereal
Ingredients: degermed yellow corn meal, sugar, salt, malt extract, vitamins , minerals: sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid, ferrous fumarate, palmitate, niacinamide, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cholecalciferol, cyanocobalamin, folic acid,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original multi-grain touch of cinnamon lightly sweetened wheat, rice and soy flakes cereal, original multi-grain touch of cinnamon
Ingredients: Whole wheat, rice, wheat gluten, sugar, soy protein isolate, wheat bran, contains 2% or less of cinnamon, malt flavor, salt, natural flavors, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, reduced iron, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin d3, niacinamide, vitamin b12.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Bran flakes Whole Grain Wheat Cereal
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, wheat bran, sugar, brown sugar syrup. contains 2% or less of each of the following: salt, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), barley malt extract, iron (ferric orthophosphate), vitamin e (acetate), pantothenic acid, niacinamide, zinc (zinc oxide), vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin), vitamin d (cholecalciferol).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Simple Truth Organic Bran Flakes Cereal
Ingredients: organic whole grain wheat, organic wheat bran, organic cane sugar, sea salt, organic barley malt extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fruit Fusion Instant Oatmeal Blueberry Blackberry
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, sugar, dried blueberries, dried blackberries, natural flavor, salt, black carrot juice concentrate (color), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), vitamin E acetate, vitamin A palmitate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Bran Flakes Cereal
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, ORGANIC WHEAT BRAN, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Apple cinnamon instant oatmeal
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC DEHY - DRATED APPLES, ORGANIC GROUND CINNAMON, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Original balance multigrain cereal
Ingredients: Whole grain oats, sugar, corn flour, whole grain wheat, rice flour, salt, calcium carbonate, trisodium phosphate, color added (paprika oleoresin and turmeric oleoresin), freshness preserved with vitamin e (mixed tocopherols). vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
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

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

Bran Flakes
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, wheat bran, sugar, brown sugar syrup, salt, Marley multiple extract.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● 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

Fruit Juice Corn Flakes Cereal
Ingredients: corn meal* and/or yellow corn flour*, grape* and/or pear* juice concentrate, sea salt,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

365 everyday value, organic bran flakes cereal
Ingredients: Organic whole wheat, organic wheat bran, organic cane sugar, organic barley malt extract, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Flax Plus Multibran Flakes
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour*, wheat bran*, cane sugar*, flax seed*, oat bran*, barley malt extract*, sea salt, tocopherols (vitamin e).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Simple truth 100% whole grain rolled oats
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS. DISTRIBUTED BY THE KROGER CO. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202 CERTIFIED ORGANIC BY QUALITY ASSURANCE INTERNATIONAL (QA)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Flax Plus Maple Pecan Crunch
Ingredients: Whole wheat meal*, rolled oats*, cane sugar*, wheat bran*, pecans*, flax meal*, soy oil*, brown rice flour*, oat bran*, barley malt extract*, sea salt, maple syrup*, coconut*, flax seeds*, natural maple flavor, oat syrup solids* (oat syrup solids*, tocopherols [vitamin e]), tocopherols (vitamin e), molasses*, cinnamon*.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chocolatey delight crunchy wheat & rice flakes with chocolatey pieces cereal
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, rice, sugar, chocolatey chunks (sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), wheat bran, contains 2% or less of salt, brown sugar syrup, malt flavor, natural flavors, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (ascorbic acid), reduced iron, vitamin e acetate, niacinamide, beta-carotene, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content
