Is Shredded Wheat Low In Sugar? Let’s Find Out!

Shredded Wheat. It’s the breakfast cereal we all turn to, or feed our kids, when we want a lower sugar cereal. But hang on, is Shredded Wheat actually low in sugar? In order to answer this question, I have selected 10 Shredded Wheat cereals and Shredded Wheat alternatives and collated the total sugar content per serving. The Shredded Wheat cereals I selected range from mini ones, the big ones, frosted ones, and flavored ones. I have put the results together in the following list in descending order of total sugar content, so make sure to read right to the end to find out about the lowest sugar Shredded Wheat options (spoiler alert – they are low!).

Is Shredded Wheat Low In Sugar?

Plain Shredded Wheat does not contain sugar – there are 0g of total sugar in a serving of plain Shredded Wheat. Sweetened, frosted or flavored Shredded Wheat alternatives do contain sugar – usually around 7g-12g per serving.

Before I dig in, if you want to learn more about the sugar content of various cereals then make sure to check out the following posts I wrote (I am becoming quite the expert on the sugar content of cereals even if I do say so myself) –

• Are Rice Krispies Low in Sugar?
• What Are The Lowest Sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch Options?
• Do Frosted Flakes Have A Lot of Sugar? 14 Brands Ranked
• Are Cheerios High in Sugar and Are There Any Sugar-Free Cheerio Alternatives?
• Are Lucky Charms High in Sugar? How About Equivalent Brands?
• 17 of the All-Time Best No Added Sugar Granolas
• Is Special K Cereal High In Sugar? Are Any Sugar-Free?
• Are Froot Loops High In Sugar? Is There A Sugar-Free Dupe?
• How Much Sugar Is In Cap N Crunch? Are There Low Sugar Alternatives?
• Are Cocoa Puffs High in Sugar? Are There Sugar-Free Options?
• Is Bran Cereal High in Sugar?

The Sugar Content of Shredded Wheat Cereals and Alternatives

1.     Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats – 12g of Total Sugar

Ok, so first up is Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats – it probably shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that this Wheat option made it to the top of this list for sugar content – I mean frosted basically means sugar coated. There are 12g of total sugar per serving of Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats – which is a similar sugar content to many sweetened cereals (for example, Lucky Charms and Cocoa Puffs.

2.     Mom’s Best Cereal Blue Pom Wheatfuls – 12g of Total Sugar

Mom’s Best Cereal Blue Pom Wheatfuls also contains 12g of total sugar per serving. Again, this isn’t a huge surprise – most flavored cereals tend to be higher in sugar than the plain versions (in this case blueberry).

3.     Kashi Berry Fruitful Organic Promise Cereal – 9g of Total Sugar

Kashi Berry Fruitful Organic Promise Cereal is a fruit Shredded Wheat alternative cereal that is a touch lower in sugar, coming in at 9g per serving.

4.     Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Organic Promise Cereal – 9g of Total Sugar

It is the same sugar situation of Kashi Harvest Organic Promise Cereal – 9g of total sugar per serving.

5.     Kashi Autumn Wheat Organic Promise Cereal – 7g of Total Sugar

Kashi’s Autumn Wheat Organic Promise Organic Cereal also clocks in 9g of total sugar. I think at this point it is safe to assume that flavored Shredded Wheat cereal alternatives are higher in sugar content.

6.     Post Original Shredded Wheat – 0g of Total Sugar

Ok, so now I am onto the OG in the Shredded Wheat World and that is…well, Shredded Wheat. Post’s Original Shredded Wheat is completely unsweetened and contains 0g of total sugar per serving. Pass me a bowl of Shredded Wheat Now!

7.     Post Big Biscuit Shredded Wheat – 0g of Total Sugar

The big Shredded Wheat biscuits are also completely sugar free! 0g of sugar per serving baby! If you want to find out about sugar free milk alternatives to pair with Shredded Wheat for a completely sugar free breakfast make sure to check out the following post I wrote on sugar free milk alternatives.

8.     Post Wheat N Bran Shredded Wheat – 0g of Total Sugar

There is a third variety of Shredded Wheat and that is Wheat N Bran. Well, guess what? It is also sugar free!

9.     Great Value Shredded Wheat Cereal – 0g of Total Sugar

Ok, so far I have established that there are 0g of total sugar per serving of all three of Post’s Shredded Wheat varieties. But is it also the case that there is no sugar in other brands’ equivalents of plain Shredded Wheat? Well, I selected a few brand equivalents of plain Shredded Wheat to find out. First up is Great Value (Walmart’s own brand) Shredded Wheat Cereal, which yup contains 0g of sugar per serving.  

10.  Grain Berry Shredded Wheat – 0g of Total Sugar

I also looked at the sugar content of Grain Berry Shredded Wheat (a brand I also looked at in the post I wrote on the sugar content of bran cereals, which you can read here – insert bran cereal post). There are…you guessed it – 0g of sugar per serving in Grain Berry Shredded Wheat. So, it seems pretty safe to conclude that as a general rule, plain Shredded Wheat is sugar free. It is just the flavored and frosted Shredded Wheats you need to avoid if you are watching your sugar intake.

What is the perfect accompaniment to a sugar free cereal? Sugar free milk of course! Make sure to check out the following post I wrote on the best sugar free milk alternatives.

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Is Shredded Wheat Low In Sugar? Let’s Find Out! – The Final Bite

Is Shredded Wheat low in sugar? What have we learned from the above? Well, not all Shredded Wheat cereals are equal, especially in the sugar department. Basically, if you are watching your sugar intake then avoid any frosted or flavored Shredded Wheat cereals as they tend to contain 7g-12g of sugar per serving. However, plain Shredded Wheat contains 0g of sugar. So, plain Shredded Wheat is a great sugar free cereal option.