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Quaker · 400g / 1kg pouches · Breakfast Cereal

Quaker Oats Original (Rolled Oats)

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Minimally processed whole grain with excellent nutritional profile: low sugar (1.8g/100g), low sodium (9.5mg/100g), high fiber (10g/100g), 0g trans fat.

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Fig. 01 · 400g / 1kg pouches · web-sourced

§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Red = warning
01/06Sugar loadClear

Only 1. 8g sugar per 100g (approximately 0. 7g per 40g serving), representing less than 3% of WHO's 25g/day free sugar limit for adults and well below ICMR 2024 recommendations.

02/06Processing tierClear

NOVA Group 1 (Minimally Processed) - the product is simply dried rolled whole oat grains with no hydrogenation, emulsifiers, synthetic additives, or ultra-processing. Marketing claims 'no artificial preservatives, no added colors, no artificial flavors' are verified on official packaging.

03/06Fat / oil typeClear

Excellent unsaturated fat composition: 9. 5g total fat per 100g comprises 7. 6g polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats versus only 1. 9g saturated fat, yielding a favorable P+MUFA:saturated ratio of 4:1. No palm oil, hydrogenated oils, or refined seed oils are listed in ingredients. Oats' naturally occurring lipids are predominantly heart-protective linoleic and oleic acids.

04/06SodiumClear

Exceptionally low at 9. 5mg per 100g (0. 38mg per 40g serving), representing only 0. 0019% of WHO's 2000mg/day sodium guideline. No salt is added to the oats during manufacturing, with trace sodium present only from inherent oat grain minerals.

05/06Marketing deceptionClear

Claims align with lab-verified reality: Quaker markets '100% whole grain' and 'good source of fiber' claims. ASCI has not issued complaints against Quaker Oats Original advertising claims in available records.

06/06Regulatory historyClear

No documented FSSAI notices, recalls, lab failures, or court cases identified against Quaker Oats Original as of April 2026 in FSSAI's application database and regulatory archives. No adulteration, pesticide residues, foreign objects, or microbiological contamination have been publicly reported or litigated. Market leadership position (34% value share) and continued retail availability across all major Indian e-commerce platforms (JioMart, BigBasket, Flipkart) indicate sustained regulatory clearance.

§05 — Timeline

01 Aug 2001
PepsiCo Acquisition of Quaker Oats Company
Federal Trade Commission · ref 3
01 Jan 2006
Quaker Oats Launched in India
Economic Times / PepsiCo · ref 1
01 Jan 2024
Quaker Packaging Redesign with Enhanced Health Benefits and QR Code
Indian Retailer · ref 2

§04 — Evidence Trail

01PepsiCo to expand Quaker offerings to upma and poha — Economic Times02Quaker Unveils New Packaging Design with Digitally Enabled QR Code — Indian Retailer03Pepsi Inc./Quaker Oats Company timeline item (2001-08-01) — Federal Trade Commission04Bagrry's vs Quaker (comparison page) — Unbox Health05Original Instant Oatmeal — Quaker Oats06Status of Application as on 15_01_2026 — FSSAI
Assessed under donteat.in methodology v0 · six-axis framework.

§06 — Ingredients

100% Rolled Oats (whole grain oat groats that have been steamed and flattened)