Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry is a whole grain oat and corn cereal made with fruit puree and dehydrated sweet potato, carrot and spinach powders. The 300g box is sold in Canada as a fruit and vegetable blend cereal with no artificial colours or flavours.
General Mills manufactures Veggie Blends at plants in the United States. The oats in the recipe are primarily grown on farms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. General Mills Canada operates from Mississauga, Ontario.
Each serving has 2g of fibre and 8g of sugar. The cereal is made with real fruits and vegetables but is not intended to replace fruit or vegetables in a diet.
Product Highlights
- •Made with whole grain oats and real fruit puree
- •Contains dehydrated sweet potato, carrot and spinach
- •No artificial colours or flavours
- •300g box size
- •Made with real fruits and vegetables
Category
Canadian-Linked
Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry is manufactured at General Mills plants in the United States, not in Canada. The primary ingredient, whole grain oats, is sourced from farms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. General Mills is a US public corporation with a Canadian regional office in Mississauga, Ontario.
Score breakdown (100% evidenced, high confidence)
“Oat flour process starts in Minneapolis, shipped to factories in Iowa and Buffalo NY”
“Most oats grown in Manitoba and Saskatchewan”
“General Mills, US publicly traded (NYSE: GIS)”
“General Mills Canada in Mississauga, Ontario”
Key Facts
- Made In
- United States (Iowa / New York)
- Owned By
- General Mills (US public company)
- Oat Source
- Manitoba & Saskatchewan, Canada
- Canadian Office
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Package Size
- 300g
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Product Information
Nutrition Facts
| Per 1 cup (37g) | % DV | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories / Calories | 140 | |
| Fat / Lipides | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated / saturés | 0.3g | 1% |
| + Trans / trans | 0g | |
| Cholesterol / Cholestérol | 0mg | |
| Sodium | 200mg | 9% |
| Carbohydrate / Glucides | 30g | |
| Fibre / Fibres | 2g | 7% |
| Sugars / Sucres | 8g | 8% |
| Protein / Protéines | 3g | |
| Calcium | 200mg | 15% |
| Iron / Fer | 5mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 175mg | 5% |
Ingredients
Whole grain oats, Degermed corn meal, Sugars (sugar and/or golden sugar, corn syrup, mixed fruit puree [strawberry puree, apple puree concentrate]), Dried vegetable blend (sweet potato powder, carrot powder, spinach powder), Corn starch, High monounsaturated canola, canola and/or high monounsaturated sunflower oil, Salt, Calcium carbonate, Sweet potato, apple, cherry and radish juice concentrate (for colour), Tripotassium phosphate, Natural flavour, Tocopherols (for freshness), Annatto extract (for colour), Rosemary extract, Vitamins and minerals: Iron, Niacinamide (vitamin B3), Calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), Pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), Folate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry made in Canada?
No. It is manufactured at General Mills facilities in the United States. The oats used are primarily sourced from farms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada.
Is Cheerios a Canadian brand?
No. Cheerios is owned by General Mills, a US publicly traded company. General Mills Canada operates from Mississauga, Ontario.
What are the ingredients?
Whole grain oats, degermed corn meal, sugars, mixed fruit puree, dried vegetable blend (sweet potato, carrot, spinach), corn starch, canola oil, and added vitamins and minerals. Contains oats.
Does it contain allergens?
Contains oats. Check the package for the most current allergen statement.
Where do the oats come from?
Most oats used in Cheerios are grown and harvested in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada, according to General Mills.
