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Flakes Roundup

We analyzed 364 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 12)

Calories
396
Protein
13g
Bob's Red Mill

Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
373
Protein
11g
Sainsbury's

Swiss style muesli

Ingredients: _Oat_ Flakes (40%), Malted Toasted Wheat Flakes (38%) (_Wheat_, _Barley_ Malt Extract), Sultanas (15%), Whey Powder (Cows' _Milk_), _Hazelnuts_ (2%), _Almonds_ (1%).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Sugar
15g
Total

Total whole grain flakes

Ingredients: Whole Wheat, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Salt. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Vitamin E Acetate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), AB Vitamin (niacinamide), AB Vitamin (calcium pantothenate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B, (thiamin mononitrate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3. CONTAINS WHEAT; MAY CONTAIN ALMOND INGREDIÉNTS.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
400
Protein
13g
Bob's Red Mill

Quick Cooking Rolled Oats Whole Grain

Ingredients: gluten free Whole Grain Oats

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
367
Sugar
33g
Kellogg's

Frosted Flakes of Corn

Ingredients: milled corn, sugar, contains 2% or less of malt flavor, salt, bht for freshness, 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
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Calories
375
Protein
13g
Quaker Oats

Quick 1-Minute Oats

Ingredients: whole grain rolled oats,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
375
Protein
18g
Bob's Red Mill

Oat Bran Hot Cereal

Ingredients: Oat bran

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
375
Protein
13g
Quaker Oats

Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

Ingredients: whole grain rolled oats,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
372
Protein
15g
Quaker

Apple & Blueberry Flavour Hot Oat Cereal

Ingredients: Quaker Rolled _Oats_ (67%), Skimmed _Milk_ Powder, Sugar, Salt, Natural Flavourings, Anticaking Agent (Calcium Phosphate). ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May contain wheat, barley, soya.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
375
Protein
11g
Quaker

Quick Cooking White Oats

Ingredients: 100% wholegrain rolled oats.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
359
Sugar
28g
kellogg's

Special Red Berries

Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, rice, sugar, freeze-dried strawberries, wheat bran, contains 2% or less of brown sugar syrup, salt, malt flavor. 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
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Calories
375
Protein
13g
QUAKER OATS

OLD FASHIONED

Ingredients: whole grain rolled oats.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
242
Sugar
11g
Post

Post grape-nuts flakes cereal

Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, wheat flour, sugar, malted barley flour, canola oil, salt. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide, zinc oxide (source of zinc), vitamin b6, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
316
Protein
11g
Great Value

Bran Flakes

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, WHEAT BRAN, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MOLASSES, SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), FOLIC ACID, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B₂), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B.), VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN B12 - CONTAINS WHEAT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
340
Sugar
4g
Weetabix

Whole Grain Cereal

Ingredients: Whole wheat, barley malt extract, cane sugar, salt, iron, niacin (b3), thiamin hydrochloride (b1).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
375
Protein
13g
Great Value

Quick Oats

Ingredients: 100% WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Protein
12g
Post,Post Consumer Brands

Shredded Wheat Spoon Sized Original

Ingredients: Whole grain wheat. bht added to preserve freshness.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
382
Sugar
15g
Great Grains

Crunchy Pecan

Ingredients: whole grain wheat, whole grain rolled oats, pecans, brown sugar, wheat flour, malted barley flour, rice flour, sugar, high oleic vegetable oil (canola or sunflower oil), salt, corn syrup, whey (from milk), bht (added to preserve freshness), vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide, zinc oxide (source of zinc), vitamin b6, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
350
Sugar
18g
Grain Berry

cereal multi-bran flakes

Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, sugar, sorghum blend: (hi-tannin bran, whole grain onyx), wheat bran, salt, malt extract, tocopherols (vitamin e) added to maintain freshness. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid), calcium (calcium carbonate), iron & zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin a (palmitate) vitamin e (acetate), vitamin b3 (niaciniamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b12 (cycanocobalamin), vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), folic acid, vitamin d (cholecalciferol), vitamin b2 (riboflavin).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
390
Sugar
2g
Trader Joe's

Corn Flakes

Ingredients: Organic milled corn, organic evaporated cane juice, sea salt, organic barley malt extract, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) added to preserve freshness. vitamins & minerals: ferric orthophosphate (iron source), sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), vitamin a acetate, niacinamide (a b vitamin), zinc oxide (zinc source), folic acid (a b vitamin), cholesterol (vitamin d), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
14g
Earth's Best

Whole Grain Oatmeal Cereal

Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, ALPHA AMYLASE (ENZYME), ELECTROLYTIC IRON, TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
373
Sugar
27g
Post, Great Grains

Great Grains Cereal Blueberry Morning imp

Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, rice, cane sugar, dried blueberries (blueberries, invert sugar, glycerin, sunflower oil, natural flavor), whole grain rolled oats, almonds, expeller pressed canola oil, salt, barley malt extract, rice syrup, molasses, caramel color, natural flavor. bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: niacinamide (vitamin b3), reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
375
Protein
13g
Kroger

Old Fashioned Oats

Ingredients: whole grain rolled oats,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
400
Protein
13g
Nature’s Path

Heritage Flakes Cereal

Ingredients: Kamut khorasan wheat flour*, wheat bran*, whole wheat meal*, cane sugar*, whole oat flour*, spelt flour*, barley flour*, whole millet*, barley malt extract*, quinoa*, sea salt, honey*.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
400
Protein
13g
Nature's Path

Heritage Flakes Cereal

Ingredients: Kamut khorasan wheat flour*, wheat bran*, whole wheat meal*, evaporated cane juice*, whole oat flour*, spelt flour*, barley flour*, whole millet*, barley malt extract*, quinoa*, sea salt, honey*.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
342
Sugar
13g
General Mills, Meijer

Wheaties cereal

Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, sugar, corn syrup, salt. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols). Iron and zinc. Vitamin C(sodium) A B vitamin ( niacinamide) vitamin B6, vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
375
Protein
13g
Quaker Oats

Old Fashioned Oats

Ingredients: whole grain rolled oats,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
362
Protein
11g
Crownfield,Lidl

Bran Flakes

Ingredients: 80% Shredded Wholegrain Wheat, 16% Wheat Bran, Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Honey.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
140
Sugar
1g
John McCann's,McCann's Imported

Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal

Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
383
Sugar
25g
Crownfield

Frosted Flakes

Ingredients: Maize, 23% Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Flakes category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 364 products in the Flakes category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Flakes?+
We rank Flakes based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Flakes here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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