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Trader Joe's Flakes & Strawberries Cereal: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-18 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Trader Joe's flakes & strawberries cereal received a Longevity Score of 68 out of 100 (occasional choice). Whole grain base with some fiber, but added sugars and sodium are notable for a cereal serving. Strengths include whole grain wheat is the first ingredient, dried strawberries, and some fiber from wheat bran, while main considerations include 16g sugar per serving, including added cane and brown sugar, sodium around 390mg per serving, and low protein for a breakfast cereal.

Longevity Score 68/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole grain wheat is the first ingredient
  • Contains dried strawberries
  • Some fiber from wheat bran

What held the score back?

  • 16g sugar per serving, including added cane and brown sugar
  • Sodium around 390mg per serving
  • Low protein for a breakfast cereal

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Flakes & Strawberries Cereal
Category
Breakfast & Cereal (source: Plant Based Foods And Beverages)
GTIN / UPC
00000000747479
Serving size
59 g (1.25 cup (59 g))
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

Trader Joe's

Flakes & Strawberries Cereal

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Whole grain base with some fiber, but added sugars and sodium are notable for a cereal serving.

What Stands Out

High Added Sugar

14g added sugar

28% DV

Added Sweetener

Cane sugar

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Whole Foods

Whole grain wheat, Rice

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

Key Positives

  • Whole grain wheat is the first ingredient
  • Contains dried strawberries
  • Some fiber from wheat bran
  • Few ingredients overall

Key Concerns

  • 16g sugar per serving, including added cane and brown sugar
  • Sodium around 390mg per serving
  • Low protein for a breakfast cereal
  • Fortified with a vitamin and mineral blend

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Whole grain wheatRiceWheat branDried strawberries

Processing signals

Fortified vitamin and mineral blendFlaked and sweetened cereal format

Additives

Vitamin and mineral blend (ferric orthophosphate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, folic acid)

Added sweeteners

Cane sugarBrown sugarBarley malt extract

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, RICE, CANE SUGAR, DRIED STRAWBERRIES, BROWN SUGAR, WHEAT BRAN, SEA SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, NIACINAMIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, ZINC OXIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

210

11% DV

Total Carbs

50g

18% DV

Protein

4g

8% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

47g

17% DV

Sugar

16g

Added Sugar

14g

28% DV

Total Fat

1g

1% DV

Sodium

390mg

17% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories21011% DV
Total Carbs50g18% DV
Protein4g8% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs47g17% DV
Sugar16g—
Added Sugar14g28% DV
Total Fat1g1% DV
Sodium390mg17% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat1g—

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 (47g)

    This product has 2 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: Added-sodium ingredients (Mentions "salt", "sea salt". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (4g)

    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 (16g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (16g)

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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 (16g of 50g 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 Trader Joe's Flakes & Strawberries Cereal highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly 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?

Trader Joe's Flakes & Strawberries Cereal shows about 3g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Flakes & Strawberries Cereal: 14g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Cane sugar, Brown sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole grain wheat is the first ingredient; Contains dried strawberries; Some fiber from wheat bran.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: 16g sugar per serving, including added cane and brown sugar; Sodium around 390mg per serving; Low protein for a breakfast cereal.

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.

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