Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar

Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar: 3.9/5 ingredient safety

Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar by Western Family, Western Family Foods Inc. 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 / Cereals and potatoes / Cereals and their products

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar, 7 of its 7 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar 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

3.9
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 3.9 out of 5
Based on 7 tracked ingredients
7
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
6
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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, natural flavors, salt, guar gum, caramel color, vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), niacinamide*, reduced iron, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride*, riboflavin*, thiamin mononitrate*, folic acid*, vitamin d.

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar: 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.

Product Details

Barcode
0015400020794
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3.9/5, Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar 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 Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar's 3.9/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Western family, instant oatmeal, maple & brown sugar's 3.9/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.