Trader Joe's
Rolled Oats
Made from one food: rolled oats
Honey Nut Cheerios
CModerate GoutMarket grade · Moderate · #28 of 44 breakfast cereal we grade
- Very sugaryGoutSafe ↗
- Ultra-processedGoutSafe ↗
- Purine: up to 5 mgGoutSafe ↗
- Added sugar: 12 gGoutSafe ↗
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Purine and sugar, by the numbers
| Serving | Honey Nut Cheerios (37 g) |
|---|---|
| Purine per serving | about 1 mg, at most 5 mg (1% of the 400 mg daily guide) |
| Purine per 100 g | at most 13 mg |
| Purine before GoutSafe's weighting | at most 16 mg per serving |
| Main purine source | rolled oats |
| Fructose per serving | 6 g |
| Added sugar per serving | 12 g |
| Total sugar per serving | 12 g |
The weighted figure is lower than the one before weighting because GoutSafe counts purine from plants at a fraction of the same amount from meat or fish. The grade uses the weighted figure.
Where the purine comes from
| Ingredient | Matched GoutSafe food | Purine in that food, per 100 g | Share of the product | Purine at that share, per serving | Counted in the worst case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| whole grain oats | rolled oats (A) | 44 mg | up to 100% | 16 mg | 5 mg |
Purine values come from each matched food's page on GoutSafe. Shares come from label order: US labels list ingredients by weight, so the second ingredient is at most half the product, and anything after "2% or less" is at most 2%. The worst case fills the most purine-dense ingredients to their full share first, until the shares reach the whole product, then applies GoutSafe's weighting by source, which counts plant purines at 0.3, dairy at 0 and organ meat at 1.3 because they raise uric acid by different amounts. The grade uses that worst case. How we rate.
Why it's rated C
- About 16 g of fructose per 100 g, over GoutSafe's 15 g line, so it can't rate above Moderate (C). Source on GoutSafe.
- Open Food Facts classes it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), and GoutSafe's rule keeps ultra-processed foods at Moderate (C) or below. Source on GoutSafe.
- About 1 mg of purine per serving, and at most 5 mg (1% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from rolled oats. Source on GoutSafe.
- The Nutrition Facts panel lists 12 g of added sugar per serving, about half of it fructose. Source on GoutSafe.
Estimated from the ingredient label. Labels list ingredients by weight but rarely give amounts, so we grade on the most purine the label allows, which can read stricter than the real recipe and never safer. Sugar comes from the Nutrition Facts panel. How we rate.
What's on the label
Ingredients: Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Corn Starch, Honey, Brown Sugar Syrup, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil, Natural Almond Flavor. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness.Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.
Serving: Honey Nut Cheerios (37 g). Added sugar: 12 g per serving. Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2777519), dated 2026-09-24. UPC 016000124790.
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