Is Quaker® Instant Grits Butter Flavored Breakfast Express Cup GERD Friendly?

Description
Single-serve butter-flavored grits in a microwave cup provide warm, creamy texture with a mild buttery taste; commonly prepared for quick breakfasts, snacks, or convenience meals. Customer reviews often cite ease of use and portability, while reporting mixed opinions on flavor authenticity, occasional graininess, uneven heating, microwave convenience and quick cleanup.
Why it's not GERD friendly
- citric acid
- nonfat milk
citric acid
Dietitian noteCitric acid, a common food additive, is a known GERD trigger due to its high acidity, which can directly irritate the esophagus. It can also weaken the lower esophageal sphincter, allowing stomach acid to flow back up and cause heartburn. Furthermore, even small amounts of citric acid can significantly increase stomach acid production, worsening reflux symptoms.
Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts
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Description
Single-serve butter-flavored grits in a microwave cup provide warm, creamy texture with a mild buttery taste; commonly prepared for quick breakfasts, snacks, or convenience meals. Customer reviews often cite ease of use and portability, while reporting mixed opinions on flavor authenticity, occasional graininess, uneven heating, microwave convenience and quick cleanup.
Ingredients
Specially Processed Degerminated White Corn Grits, Dried Margarine (Margarine Solids (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides, Annatto Color, Artificial Flavor), Whey, Sodium Caseinate, Mono And Diglycerides), Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Butter Flavor (With Annatto And Turmeric Colors), Soy Lecithin, Tapioca Maltodextrin, Beta Carotene And Turmeric Extract (For Color), Reduced Iron, Niacin (One Of The B Vitamins), Bht And Citric Acid (As ), Thiamin Mononitrate (One Of The B Vitamins), Riboflavin (One Of The B Vitamins), Folic Acid (One Of The B Vitamins)
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No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 1 ingredient that is likely high FODMAP at 1 serving and 2 ingredients that could be moderate or high FODMAP depending on source or serving size.
Details →No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 4 ingredients that contain dairy.
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Quaker® Instant Grits Butter Flavored Breakfast Express Cup is available at 4 retailers
About this product
Grain · Granule


