Post Grape-Nuts Original Cereal — MUNCH

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

About as clean as a boxed cereal gets: four real ingredients — whole grain wheat flour, malted barley flour, salt and yeast — plus standard vitamin and mineral fortification. No added sugar, no oil, no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or emulsifiers. High fiber and whole-grain based, and for once the marketing claims match the ingredient list exactly.

Why this verdict

• Four real ingredients — whole grain wheat flour, malted barley flour, salt and yeast — plus routine vitamin/mineral fortification.
• No added sugar, no oil, and no artificial colors, flavors, preservatives or emulsifiers.
• High fiber (about 7g per serving) and whole-grain based — one of the cleanest packaged cereals sold.
• Marketing claims (whole grain, 0g added sugar) are fully backed by the ingredient list.

Ingredients (10)

• whole grain wheat flour (safe) — Whole-grain base; retains bran and germ.
• Malted Barley Flour (safe) — Whole-grain flour adding flavor and enzymes.
• Salt (moderate) — Drives the salty-snack appeal, contributes to a high sodium load.
• dried yeast (safe) — Used in baking the nuggets; benign.
• reduced iron (safe) — Standard mineral fortification.
• Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) (safe) — Vitamin fortification.
• Zinc Oxide (safe) — Mineral fortification.
• Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) (safe) — Vitamin fortification.
• Thiamin mononitrate (vitamin B1) (safe) — Vitamin fortification.
• folic acid (safe) — Vitamin fortification.