United States · 31 SKUs scored · avg 39/100
Cheerios (General Mills)
Cheerios is a General Mills ready-to-eat cereal brand launched in 1941. The Original variant is built on whole-grain oats, which delivers meaningful fiber and soluble beta-glucan; heavy vitamin and mineral fortification pushes the micronutrient bonuses higher. Flavor extensions (Honey Nut, Apple Cinnamon, Chocolate, Frosted) add sugar and natural flavors, which penalize the score. Every Cheerios SKU ends up NOVA 4 under the Monteiro classification because of the fortification matrix, even the Original. Our per-SKU pages make the trade-offs visible so you can tell which variants still make sense as a breakfast base and which behave more like candy.
All Cheerios (General Mills) SKUs, ranked
- Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal73
- Lightly Sweetened Oat & Ancient Grain Cereal56
- Lightly Sweetened Cereal52
- Lightly Sweetened Multi Grain Cereal52
- Honey Nut44
- Honey Nut43
- Protein Cereal, Oats & Honey42
- Sweetened Whole Grain Oat Cereal, Honey Nut42
- Whole Grain Corn & Oat Cereal, Caramel42
- Banana Nut40
- Multi Grain Cheerios Gluten Free Breakfast Cereal40
- Sweetened Whole Grain Oat Cereal with Real Cinnamon, Real Cinnamon40
- Frosted39
- Blueberry Cheerios Cereal38
- Cinnamon Sweetened Multigrain Cereal with Whole Grain Oats Crunch, Cinnamon38
- Oats 'n Honey Crunch38
- Sweetened Whole Grain Oat Cereal, Strawberry38
- Sweetened Whole Multi Grain Cereal with Real Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter38
- Toasted Coconut38
- Frosted Whole Grain Oat Cereal, Frosted37
- Frosted Whole Grain Oat Cereal37
- Frosted Whole Grain Oat & Corn Cereal37
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios Cereal36
- Honey Nut Cheerios Whole Grain Oats Gluten Free Breakfast Cereal Family Size36
- Very Berry Cheerios Cereal35
- Multi Grain33
- Apple Cinnamon Cheerios Gluten Free Breakfast Cereal32
- Frosted Cheerios Cereal29
- Cinnamon Oat Crunch Cereal28
- Honey Nut24
- Apple Cinnamon20
Data source: USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods dataset. Nutrition Facts values, ingredient lists and UPCs are manufacturer-declared. FoodScore methodology is documented on the methodology page. Manufacturer website: www.cheerios.com.