Is Gerber Whole Grain Cereal made with normal ingredients?
Enriched flour and artificial vitamins are not traditional.
What is this 'enriched flour' with all those vitamins added back? My flour is just flour! And 'artificial flavors' are a no-go.
What’s actually inside
All 22 ingredients, analyzed.
- ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
Enriched flour has been industrially stripped of nutrients and then fortified, making it an industrial product. The added B vitamins and iron are also artificial fortifications.
- NIACIN
This is an added vitamin, not a traditional ingredient.
- REDUCED IRON
This is an added mineral, not a traditional ingredient.
- THIAMINE MONONITRATE
This is an added vitamin, not a traditional ingredient.
- RIBOFLAVIN
This is an added vitamin, not a traditional ingredient.
- FOLIC ACID
This is an added vitamin, not a traditional ingredient.
- VEGETABLE OILS (HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA AND/OR HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL)
These are industrial seed oils.
- HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL
This is an industrial seed oil.
- CANOLA OIL
This is an industrial seed oil.
- HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER OIL
This is an industrial seed oil.
- NATURAL FLAVOR
While 'natural', the specific flavoring agent is not disclosed, which is common in modern food processing.
- SUNFLOWER LECITHIN
Lecithin is a modern processing aid.
- VITAMINS AND MINERALS: IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE), VITAMIN E (ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE)
These are added vitamins and minerals, not traditional whole food ingredients.
- IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE)
This is an added mineral, not a traditional ingredient.
- VITAMIN E (ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE)
This is an added vitamin, not a traditional ingredient.
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