Oats

28 products ranked by Scout score

Best oats right now

One Degree Organic Foods Organic Sprouted Rolled Oats 99/100
Scout's analysis: One Degree Organic Foods Organic Sprouted Rolled Oats score 99/100. Single-ingredient sprouted whole grain oats — and the only oat product in our database carrying both…
Publix OLD FASHIONED OATS 98/100
Scout's analysis: This product consists solely of whole grain rolled oats, which are minimally processed and nutrient-dense. They provide a good source of dietary fiber, particularly…
Edison Grainery Organic Regular Rolled Oats 97/100
Scout's analysis: Edison Grainery Organic Regular Rolled Oats score 97/100. A single-ingredient organic whole grain rolled oat milled under an FSSC 22000 Purity Protocol with a…

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Quaker Instant Oatmeal Maple & Brown Sugar 16/100
Scout's analysis: Quaker Instant Oatmeal Maple & Brown Sugar scores 16/100. EWG's February 2024 chlormequat study detected the pesticide at ~170 ppb. Chlormequat is a plant growth…
Quaker Oats Instant Oatmeal Original Value Pack 16/100
Scout's analysis: Quaker Oats Instant Oatmeal Original Value Pack scores 16/100. While the base is whole grain rolled oats, EWG 2023 testing found glyphosate at up to 279.8 ppb in Quaker…
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats 23/100
Scout's analysis: Quaker Old Fashioned Oats scores 23/100. EWG's February 2024 chlormequat study detected the pesticide at ~290 ppb — the highest of any oat product in the published…

Independently lab-tested oats

6 of the 28 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from. The highest-scoring five:

Nature's Path Organic Old Fashioned Oats 30/100
Quaker Instant Oatmeal Original 30/100
Quaker Steel Cut Oats 30/100
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats 23/100
Quaker Oats Instant Oatmeal Original Value Pack 16/100
and 1 more in the ranking above

Ingredients to watch in oats

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 28 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Cane Sugar in 3 of 28
Natural flavor in 3 of 28

What the better oats have in common

Whole Grain Rolled Oats in 4 of 28
Oats in 4 of 28
Organic Whole Grain Rolled Oats in 3 of 28
Rolled oats in 3 of 28
Sea Salt in 3 of 28

Common questions about oats

What scores highest in oats on Scout?

One Degree Organic Foods Organic Sprouted Rolled Oats leads Scout's oats ranking at 99/100, followed by Publix OLD FASHIONED OATS (98) and Edison Grainery Organic Regular Rolled Oats (97). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in oats?

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Maple & Brown Sugar scores 16/100, the lowest of the 28 products Scout has analyzed in oats; next lowest are Quaker Oats Instant Oatmeal Original Value Pack (16) and Quaker Old Fashioned Oats (23). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in oats?

Across these 28 products the most common flagged ingredients are Cane Sugar, Natural flavor. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

Is anything in oats independently lab tested?

6 of the 28 products on this page carry independent lab results — Nature's Path Organic Old Fashioned Oats, Quaker Instant Oatmeal Original, Quaker Steel Cut Oats, Quaker Old Fashioned Oats, Quaker Oats Instant Oatmeal Original Value Pack and 1 more. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score oats?

Every product in oats gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores oats

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →