Name: Wheaties
Brand: Wheaties

Brand: Wheaties
Made by: General Mills
Aisle: Cereal
Kind: bran and wheat cereal
Barcode: 00016000275652

Wheaties

Whole grain wheat flakes with a light sweet coating, the cereal with the athlete on the box.

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Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 0 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

Ingredients as listed

Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Honey, Salt, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness.Vitamins and Minerals: Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2738639). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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Wheaties

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Ingredients as listed

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