The Quaker Oats Company makes cold cereal, snack bars, rice snacks and oatmeal. If you are looking for a way to increase your dietary fiber, you might want to consider Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal, which comes in Cinnamon Swirl and Maple and Brown Sugar flavors. The nutrition information is nearly the same for both flavors, and the serving size is a single 45 g packet.
Basic Information
A serving of Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal has 160 calories with 2 g fat, 0.5 saturated fat and no trans fat or cholesterol. It has 4 g protein and 34 g carbohydrate with 7 g sugars. To increase the sweetness without adding calories, the oatmeal also contains sucralose, a non-nutritive sugar substitute. A serving of the Cinnamon Swirl flavor has 210 mg sodium, or 9 percent of the daily value, and 115 mg potassium, or 3 percent of the daily value.
Dietary Fiber
MayoClinic.com states that high fiber diets can help you manage your weight by making you less hungry. Other possible health benefits of fiber include lowering the risk for heart disease or diabetes and improving gastrointestinal health. Sources of fiber include legumes, fruits, vegetables and whole grain oats. Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal has 10 g dietary fiber, or 40 percent of the daily value for fiber. Each serving has 8 g soluble fiber, which is a type of fiber that may lower blood cholesterol levels.
Vitamins
Folic acid is an essential nutrient for preventing spinal tube birth defects, and women who may become pregnant should be especially careful to get adequate folic acid. According to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, fortified grains are good sources. Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal has 20 percent of the daily value for folic acid, as well as for vitamin B12, which is a nutrient for which some vegetarians may be at risk for deficiency. It also has 25 percent of the daily value for vitamin A and 20 percent of the daily value for thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and vitamin B6.
Minerals
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines from the US Department of Health and Human Services state that children and women of childbearing age may be at risk for iron deficiency, resulting in anemia. Quaker High Fiber Oatmeal has 20 percent of the daily value for iron. It has 10 percent of the daily value for calcium, a mineral that is essential for strong bones and preventing osteoporosis. Magnesium is another nutrient of concern in the Dietary Guidelines, and a serving of this oatmeal has 10 percent of the daily value for magnesium.
Heart-Check Mark
The American Heart Association uses the Heart-Check Mark to help consumers choose heart healthy foods at the grocery store. Manufacturers may display a Heart-Check Mark symbol on the package label if their food products meet nutritional criteria, such as being low in total and bad fats, sodium and cholesterol, and being high in certain essential nutrients, according to the manufacturers. Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal is a whole oats soluble fiber product that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol.
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