Grape-Nuts Cereal — MUNCH

Munch or Dump rates Grape-Nuts Cereal by Post MUNCH — score 88/90.

Four real ingredients and zero games: wheat, malted barley, salt, yeast — baked hard, ground into gravel, done. One of the last old-school cereals that is exactly what it says it is. Except the grapes and the nuts — there are none, and never have been.

Why this verdict

• Four core ingredients — whole grain wheat flour, malted barley flour, salt, dried yeast — plus added vitamins. That's the entire list.
• 0g added sugar: the 5g of sugars come from malting the barley, not from syrup.
• 7g fiber and 7g protein per serving — dense, filling, real whole grain nutrition.
• No oils, no colors, no flavorings, no preservatives, no emulsifiers.
• Only knock: sodium runs ~290mg per serving, noticeable for a cereal.

Ingredients (8)

• whole grain wheat flour (safe) — Whole-grain base; retains bran and germ.
• Malted Barley Flour (safe) — Traditional dough conditioner; contains gluten.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• dried yeast (safe) — Used in baking the nuggets; benign.
• reduced iron (safe) — Standard fortification iron.
• niacinamide (safe) — Vitamin B3 fortification.
• Zinc Oxide (safe) — Added mineral for fortification.
• folic acid (safe) — Added folate.