Does Cereal Have Acrylamide?

Acrylamide is found in many types of food where the processing involves thermal treatment such as coffee, biscuits, crackers, chips, cereals, rice cakes, and bread and its derivatives.

Do all cereals have acrylamide?

Although most cereals contain acrylamide at a level that would require a Prop 65 warning, whole grains are a significant source of important vitamins, minerals and fiber. Based on research demonstrating the health benefits of whole grains, the FDA established a policy to promote the consumption of whole grains.

Do Cheerios have acrylamide?

General Mills' Cheerios, Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes and Kellogg's All Bran do not have to carry cancer-warning labels under California's Proposition 65. The cereals contain acrylamide, a chemical identified by federal and state agencies to be a potential cause of cancer.