Concern

Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apple Cinnamon (6 - 2.1 Ounce) 12.6 Ounce 6 Pack Plastic Bag

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0030000438558 · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0030000438558 · Serving size 1 BAR (60 g)

The verdict

Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apple Cinnamon (6 - 2.1 Ounce) 12.6 Ounce 6 Pack Plastic Bag scores 55/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 58 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 58-component record, beginning with Whole Grain Rolled Oats, High-fructose corn syrup, Brown Sugar. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

55/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 58 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

40/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

55/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00438558 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apple Cinnamon (6 - 2.1 Ounce) 12.6 Ounce 6 Pack Plastic Bag label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 55/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 58 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polydextrose PHOTO-SOLO No peers BOOK-OFF …438558 · July 2026

20 of 58 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polydextrose). Source sheet 00438558 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apple Cinnamon (6 - 2.1 Ounce) 12.6 Ounce 6 Pack Plastic Bag scores 31.1 points below that category average (55/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Plant-based foods and beverages products

Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apple Cinnamon (6 - 2.1 Ounce) 12.6 Ounce 6 Pack Plastic Bag lists 58 ingredients on its label

58 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 58 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 55/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 58 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Whole Grain Rolled Oats
2
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Brown Sugar
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Apples
6
Treated With Sulfur Dioxide To Promote Color Retention
7
Oat Bran Concentrate
8
Whole Grain Oat Flour
9
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
10
Vegetable Shortening
11
Canola Oil
12
Palm Oil
13
Palm Kernel Oil
14
Oat Flour
15
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
16
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
17
Rice Flour
18
Modified Food Starch
19
Water
20
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
21
Malted Barley Extract
22
Cinnamon
23
Natural And Artificial Flavor
24
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
25
Corn Cereal
26
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
27
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
28
Soybean Oil
29
Wheat Flour
30
Corn Flour
31
Corn Starch
32
Sodium Alginate
33
Mixed Tocopherols
34
Malted Barley Flour
35
Corn Starch
36
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
37
Enzyme Modified Soy Protein
38
Turmeric Color
39
Soy Lecithin
40
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
41
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
42
Tricalcium Phosphate
43
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Natural Flavor
45
Artificial Color
46
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
47
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
48
Hydrogenated Soybean Or Cottonseed Oil
49
Reduced Iron
50
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
51
Sodium Phosphate
52
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
53
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
54
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
55
Thiamin Mononitrate
56
BHT
Caution GRAS
57
Preservative
58
Folic Acid . One Of The B Vitamins

Full Ingredient List

Whole grain rolled oats, high fructose corn syrup, brown sugar, sugar, dried apples (treated with sulfur dioxide to promote color retention), oat bran concentrate, whole grain oat flour, polydextrose, vegetable shortening (canola oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil), oat flour, glycerin, corn syrup, rice flour, modified food starch, water, calcium carbonate, malted barley extract, cinnamon, natural and artificial flavor, salt, corn cereal, sorbitol, sodium bicarbonate, soybean oil, wheat flour, corn flour, modified corn starch, sodium alginate, mixed tocopherols, malted barley flour, palm oil, corn starch, malic acid, enzyme modified soy protein, turmeric color, soy lecithin, caramel color, yellow 6, tricalcium phosphate, niacinamide*, natural flavor, artificial color, sodium hexametaphosphate, potassium sorbate, hydrogenated soybean or cottonseed oil, reduced iron, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride*, riboflavin*, thiamin mononitrate*, bht (preservative), folic acid*. *one of the b vitamins

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Snacks Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polydextrose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apple Cinnamon (6 - 2.1 Ounce) 12.6 Ounce 6 Pack Plastic Bag's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 58-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polydextrose. Open Polydextrose
  • Compare Quaker Oatmeal to Go Apple Cinnamon (6 - 2.1 Ounce) 12.6 Ounce 6 Pack Plastic Bag's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0030000438558: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.