Breakfast cereals
Quaker Mighty Life Very Vanilla
370 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 51
Quaker Mighty Life Very Vanilla scores 51 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 8 points Sugars 16.4 g / 100 g: High in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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Bite-Size Shredded Wheat Wegmans · 16.4 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 99 out of 100 , 48 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Mighty Life Very Vanilla
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 16.4 g / 100 g minus 8 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Energy 364 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Fiber 7.3 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 49 = 51
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 364 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 76.4 g |
| Sugars | 16.4 g |
| Added sugars | 16.4 g |
| Fiber | 7.3 g |
| Protein | 9.1 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Serving: 55g
Ingredients
- Whole grain oat flour
- corn flour
- sugar (high concern)
- whole wheat flour
- calcium carbonate
- natural flavor
- salt
- baking soda
- tocopherols
- reduced iron
- niacinamide
- annatto
- cholecalciferol
- thiamine mononitrate
- pyridoxine hydrochloride
- riboflavin
- folic acid
Label text, as published
Whole grain oat flour, corn flour, sugar, whole wheat flour, calcium carbonate, natural flavor, salt, baking soda, tocopherols, reduced iron, niacinamide, annatto, cholecalciferol, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid. CONTAINS WHEAT INGREDIENTS.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Quaker
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org