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Malt O Meal Frosted Flakes Cereal: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Malt O Meal

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Malt O Meal frosted flakes cereal received a Longevity Score of 30 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Corn-based, sugar-sweetened cereal with low fiber and protein; refined and sweetened, so better as an occasional choice. Strengths include simple ingredient list with few components, fortified with iron, zinc, and b vitamins, and low saturated fat and no cholesterol, while main considerations include sugar is a leading ingredient with added corn syrup, refined milled corn with almost no fiber, and low protein for a breakfast serving.

Longevity Score 30/100

What helped the score?

  • Simple ingredient list with few components
  • Fortified with iron, zinc, and B vitamins
  • Low saturated fat and no cholesterol

What held the score back?

  • Sugar is a leading ingredient with added corn syrup
  • Refined milled corn with almost no fiber
  • Low protein for a breakfast serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Malt O Meal Frosted Flakes Cereal
Category
Breakfast & Cereal (source: Cereal)
GTIN / UPC
00042400010159
Serving size
28 g (1 bowl)
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

Malt O Meal

Frosted Flakes Cereal

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Corn-based, sugar-sweetened cereal with low fiber and protein; refined and sweetened, so better as an occasional choice.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Added Sugar

10g added sugar

20% DV

Refined Grains

Milled and refined corn base

Added Sweetener

Added sugar

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

Key Positives

  • Simple ingredient list with few components
  • Fortified with iron, zinc, and B vitamins
  • Low saturated fat and no cholesterol

Key Concerns

  • Sugar is a leading ingredient with added corn syrup
  • Refined milled corn with almost no fiber
  • Low protein for a breakfast serving

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Milled corn

Processing signals

Milled and refined corn baseCoated and sweetened cereal

Additives

Vitamin and mineral fortification

Added sweeteners

Added sugarCorn syrupBarley malt extract

Ingredients

Ingredient list

MILLED CORN, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN SYRUP, SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, WHEAT STARCH. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (SOURCE OF IRON), NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), ZINC OXIDE (SOURCE OF ZINC), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE (A B-VITAMIN), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), FOLIC ACID.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

110

6% DV

Total Carbs

25g

9% DV

Protein

1g

2% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

25g

9% DV

Sugar

10g

Added Sugar

10g

20% DV

Total Fat

0g

0% DV

Sodium

130mg

6% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

0g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1106% DV
Total Carbs25g9% DV
Protein1g2% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs25g9% DV
Sugar10g—
Added Sugar10g20% DV
Total Fat0g0% DV
Sodium130mg6% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat0g—

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

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (25g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (0g)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (10g)

    This product has 2 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 sugar (10g)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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 (10g of 25g carbs)

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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 Malt O Meal Frosted Flakes Cereal highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Moderately 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?

Malt O Meal Frosted Flakes Cereal shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Malt O Meal Frosted Flakes Cereal: 10g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Added 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: Simple ingredient list with few components; Fortified with iron, zinc, and B vitamins; Low saturated fat and no cholesterol.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sugar is a leading ingredient with added corn syrup; Refined milled corn with almost no fiber; Low protein for a breakfast serving.

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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