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Cheerios Frosted Cereal: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Cheerios

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Cheerios frosted cereal received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Whole-grain oat base, but sugar, syrups, and sodium dominate this serving; better as an occasional choice. Strengths include whole grain oats as first ingredient, fortified with vitamins and minerals, and some fiber per serving, while main considerations include very high sugar and added sugar per serving, high sodium for one bowl, and multiple refined sweeteners and syrups.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole grain oats as first ingredient
  • Fortified with vitamins and minerals
  • Some fiber per serving

What held the score back?

  • Very high sugar and added sugar per serving
  • High sodium for one bowl
  • Multiple refined sweeteners and syrups

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Cheerios Frosted Cereal
Category
Breakfast & Cereal (source: Processed Cereal Products)
GTIN / UPC
00016000125438
Serving size
159 g (1 cup with 1/2 cup skim milk)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Cheerios

Frosted Cereal

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Whole-grain oat base, but sugar, syrups, and sodium dominate this serving; better as an occasional choice.

What Stands Out

Very High Sugar

52.5g sugar

About 13 tsp

High Protein

14.3g protein

29% DV

Excellent Fiber

11.1g fiber

40% DV

High Sodium

876mg sodium

38% DV

Added Sweetener

Sugar

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Whole grain oats as first ingredient
  • Fortified with vitamins and minerals
  • Some fiber per serving

Key Concerns

  • Very high sugar and added sugar per serving
  • High sodium for one bowl
  • Multiple refined sweeteners and syrups
  • Contains processing additives like trisodium phosphate

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Whole grain oats

Processing signals

Corn starchCorn syrupBrown sugar syrupFortified vitamin and mineral blend

Additives

Trisodium phosphateNatural flavorMixed tocopherols (preservative)

Added sweeteners

SugarCorn syrupBrown sugar syrup

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WHOLE GRAIN OATS, SUGAR, CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP, SALT, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, BROWN SUGAR SYRUP, NATURAL 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.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

603

30% DV

Total Carbs

130.4g

47% DV

Protein

14.3g

29% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

11.1g

40% DV

Net Carbs

119.3g

43% DV

Sugar

52.5g

Total Fat

8g

10% DV

Sodium

876mg

38% DV

Unsaturated Fat

8g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories60330% DV
Total Carbs130.4g47% DV
Protein14.3g29% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber11.1g40% DV
Net Carbs119.3g43% DV
Sugar52.5g—
Total Fat8g10% DV
Sodium876mg38% DV
Unsaturated Fat8g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher net carbs (119.3g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sodium (876.1mg)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (52.5g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (52.5g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher calories per serving (603 kcal)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (52.5g of 130.4g carbs)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Cheerios Frosted Cereal highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Cheerios Frosted Cereal shows about 11.13g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Cheerios Frosted Cereal: 52.47g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Corn syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole grain oats as first ingredient; Fortified with vitamins and minerals; Some fiber per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Very high sugar and added sugar per serving; High sodium for one bowl; Multiple refined sweeteners and syrups.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same breakfast & cereal differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Breakfast & Cereal, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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