maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal
maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal by Food Club has 7 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.9 out of 5, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.
- Safety score 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Breakfasts / Cereals and potatoes / Cereals and their products / Breakfast cereals / Flakes / Rolled flakes / Porridge
How This Score Is Built
PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 7 of 7 ingredients tracked for maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.
Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.
Where maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3.9 Top 81% higher than 19% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
whole grain rolled oats, sugar, salt, guar gum, natural flavor, caramel color, calcium carbonate, ferric orthophosphate, vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.9/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 7.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Food Club
- Barcode
- 0036800107458
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Big Y
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Frequently asked questions
Is maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal above or below average on ingredient safety?
With an average ingredient safety score of 3.9/5, maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal sits behind 81% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.22 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal's 3.9/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal's mapped ingredients average out to 3.9/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
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