Wheaties

Wheaties
Seed oil free Lab tested
19 Poor
$5.46 · 15.6 oz
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Summary

Wheaties scores 19/100. Food Democracy Now / The Detox Project 2016 testing (Anresco Laboratories) confirmed positive for glyphosate. The base is whole grain wheat — a meaningful positive — but the deck adds both sugar and honey, and the herbicide residue contamination drags the score down significantly from where a clean whole-wheat cereal would land.

At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 1
Harmful ingredients 1
Owned by General Mills
Category Cereal

Contaminants 1

Source: Anresco Laboratories

Glyphosate
Detected
High

Detected at a high level — at or above health-based exposure limits. Regular exposure at this level is a genuine health concern. Glyphosate is classified as a probable human carcinogen by IARC.

Food Democracy Now / The Detox Project 2016 testing (Anresco Laboratories, FDA-registered, LC-MS/MS) confirmed positive for glyphosate.

Key ingredients 2

Sugar + Honey (added sugars)
Bad

Two added-sugar sources layered onto the cereal base.

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Whole Grain Wheat
Good

Whole grain wheat is a meaningful positive — retains bran and germ for fiber and B vitamins.

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Processing

Group 4 · Ultra-processed

Ultra-Processed Foods

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