ProductsGeneral MillsWheaties cereal
Wheaties cereal
Barcode 0016000275652
General Mills, Meijer

Wheaties cereal

442g
BARCODE:0016000275652
CATEGORIES:Plant Based Foods And Beverages, Plant Based Foods, Breakfasts, Cereals And Potatoes, Cereals And Their Products, Breakfast Cereals, Flakes, Cereal Flakes
PACKAGING:Box, Card Carton
COUNTRIES:United States

Labels

Nutri-Score
Nutri-ScoreModerate nutritional quality
NOVA Group
NOVA GroupProcessed foods
Environmental Score
Environmental ScoreNot computed

Health

Nutrition

Serving Size

1 cup (38 g)

Nutri-Score label

Nutri-Score
Nutri-ScoreModerate nutritional quality

Nutrient levels for 100 g

Fat in low quantity (?)

What you need to know
A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.

Saturated fat in low quantity (?)

What you need to know
A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.

Sugars in high quantity (?)

What you need to know
A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.

Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
Sugary drinks should be limited as much as possible. Choose products with lower sugar content.

Salt in moderate quantity (?)

What you need to know
A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking. Limit the consumption of salty snacks.

NO_NUTRITION_DATA

Ingredients

Ingredients List

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)

Ingredient Information

Wheat
81.05% (estimate)
Sugar
6.58% (estimate)
Corn Syrup
6.18% (estimate)
Salt
0.72% (estimate)
Vitamin E
0.72% (estimate)
E306
0.72% (estimate)
Iron
0.72% (estimate)
Zinc
0.72% (estimate)
Vitamin C
0.72% (estimate)
Sodium
0.72% (estimate)
A B Vitamin
0.72% (estimate)
E375
0.72% (estimate)
Vitamin B6
0.72% (estimate)
E101
1.12% (estimate)
E101
1.12% (estimate)
Allergens
Gluten

Food Processing

NOVA Group label

NOVA Group
NOVA GroupProcessed foods

Elements that indicate the product is in the NOVA group 3:

  • Ingredients: Salt
  • Ingredients: Sugar

The NOVA classification assigns food products into 4 groups based on their degree of processing:

  1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
  2. Processed culinary ingredients
  3. Processed foods
  4. Ultra-processed food and drink products

How is NOVA classification computed?

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil.

Vegan

Vegan status unknown

Vegetarian

Vegetarian status unknown

Additives

E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract

No additive description is available yet.

Environment

Environmental score label

Environmental Score
Environmental ScoreNot computed

Carbon footprint

No carbon footprint data is available for this product.

Packaging

Box, Card Carton

Transportation and origins

Origins of ingredients

No origin information provided.

Manufacturing places

No manufacturing place information provided.

Environmental labels

No environmental labels identified.

Data Source

Product added on December 22, 2016 at 2:51:06 AM UTC by openfoodfacts-contributors .

Last edit on March 13, 2026 at 2:12:40 PM UTC by qazwart .

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