Is Post Great Grains made with normal ingredients?
Too many processed ingredients, especially the flavors.
This cereal has 'Natural Flavor', but what does that even mean? And caramel color? Nonna would never.
What’s actually inside
All 17 ingredients, analyzed.
- Modified Corn Starch
Modified corn starch is a processed starch used as a thickener or stabilizer.
- Canola and/or Sunflower Oil
These are industrial seed oils.
- Tripotassium Phosphate
This is a chemical salt used as a buffering agent and emulsifier.
- Color (caramel color, annatto extract)
Caramel color produced with ammonia is considered an industrial additive and is RED. Annatto extract is a natural colorant but is often used in processed foods, here it's part of a compound colorant. The caramel color makes this ingredient RED.
- Natural Flavor
This is an undisclosed blend of natural flavorings, which is not a single identifiable ingredient.
- Rosemary Extract
Used as a preservative, it's a processed extract rather than a whole herb.
- Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)
Mixed tocopherols are used as a preservative.
- Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), A B Vitamin (calcium pantothenate), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B12, Vitamin A (palmitate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin D3.
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