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Post, oats

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Open Food Facts label for barcode 0884912003492 · Post · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0884912003492 · Serving size 1 cup (58 g)

The verdict

Post, oats by Post scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 53-component record, beginning with Whole Grain Flakes, Whole Grain Wheat, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 53 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

12003492 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Post, oats label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 53 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-RARE Vitamin D PHOTO-FINISH Cereal · ±0 BOOK-OFF …003492 · July 2026

13 of 53 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Vitamin D). Source sheet 12003492 · 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 · Read with nearest score peer: Cereal · Nearest score peer is Cereal at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Post, oats: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Post, oats100/1002. Cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cereal100/1003. Whole grain cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Whole grain cereal100/1004. Cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cereal100/1005. Whole Grain Cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Whole Grain Cereal100/100
High-band neighbours for Post, oats (100/100) outside Post.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Post, oats
100/100
Cereal
100/100
Whole grain cereal
100/100
Cereal
100/100
Whole Grain Cereal
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Post, oats scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is roughly typical 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

Post, oats lists 53 ingredients on its label

53 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 63,434 products 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: 53 (99th 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

1
Whole Grain Flakes
2
Whole Grain Wheat
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Rice
5
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
6
Wheat Flour
7
Yellow Corn Meal
8
Whole Grain Rolled Oats
9
Malted Barley Flour
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Canola
12
Sunflower Oil
13
Organic Wildflower Honey
14
Natural Flavor
15
Berry Flavored Greek Yogurt Granola
16
Brown Sugar
17
Rice Flour
18
Milk Protein Concentrate
19
Greek Yogurt Powder
20
Heat Treated After Culturing
21
Color
22
Red Beet And Elderberry Juice Concentrate
23
Raspberry Powder
24
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
25
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
26
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
27
Strawberry Juice Concentrate
28
Berry Flavored Greek Yogurt Style Coated Granola
29
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Berry Flavored Greek Yogurt Style Coating
31
Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
32
Reduced Mineral Whey Powder
33
Berry Powder Blend
34
Strawberries
35
Blueberries
36
Raspberries
37
Dried Cranberries
38
Nonfat Dry Milk Solids
39
Soy Lecithin
40
Red Beet Juice Concentrate
41
Reduced Iron
42
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Source Of Zinc
45
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
46
Vitamin B6
47
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Vitamin B2
49
Thiamin Mononitrate
50
Vitamin B1
51
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
52
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
53
Vitamin B12

Full Ingredient List

Whole grain flakes (whole grain wheat, sugar, rice, corn syrup, wheat flour, yellow corn meal, whole grain rolled oats, malted barley flour, salt, canola and/or sunflower oil, wildflower honey, natural flavor), berry flavored greek yogurt granola [whole grain rolled oats, brown sugar, rice flour, canola and/or sunflower oil, milk protein concentrate, corn syrup, sugar, greek yogurt powder (heat treated after culturing), wildflower honey, color (red beet and elderberry juice concentrate, raspberry powder), natural flavor, citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid, strawberry juice concentrate], berry flavored greek yogurt style coated granola [whole grain rolled oats, brown sugar, whole grain wheat, rice flour, canola and/or sunflower oil, corn syrup, whey, sugar, wildflower honey, berry flavored greek yogurt style coating (sugar, palm kernel and palm oil, reduced mineral whey powder, berry powder blend (dried: strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries), nonfat dry milk solids, greek yogurt powder (heat treated after culturing), natural flavor, lactic acid, soy lecithin, color (red beet juice concentrate), salt)], bht added to packaging material to preserve product freshness. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide, zinc oxide (source of zinc), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6, riboflavin (vitamin b2),thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12.

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Post, oats

Neighbours outside Post with screening scores in the same high band as Post, oats (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Post; these peers cross brands.

Same high-band screening score

Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (100/100 here, no caution flags on the parsed list).

Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)

Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (53 on 0884912003492).

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Post, oats has a longer ingredient list than 99% of its Plant-based foods and beverages category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0884912003492: 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.