Not a healthy breakfast: popular muesli brands fail the eco-test

Created: 01/18/2022 10:02 am

By: Maria Dirschauer

Start the day healthy with muesli for breakfast?

Unfortunately, this does not apply to all products.

Öko-Test examined 50 mueslis and identified problems with mineral oil and pesticides.

Many consumers should already be aware that store-bought mueslis contain a lot of sugar and are not as healthy as they promise*.

However, the fact that some

pesticides, some of which are even banned in the EU, should spoil their appetite.

Several products failed the

study .

In addition to the sprays, the mineral oil components and too much sugar are also criticized.

The good news: at least 21 fruit mueslis passed the test with top marks.

Muesli in the test: Öko-Test finds questionable pesticides in fruit muesli

The

from different brands – including 29 products from the organic range – have varying fruit contents from seven to 55 percent. The laboratory commissioned by Öko-Test detected several

in many muesli mixtures - in one case even 31 pesticides in just one bag. This is classified as problematic for possible health risks due to little researched interactions. Öko-Test also criticized the fact that spray poisons were found in some mueslis, which are no longer allowed to be used in the EU. In addition, traces of

were found in five fruit mueslis

discovered: an injectable drug suspected of causing cancer that is not yet banned, but highly controversial.

Öko-Test also sees a problem with mineral oil components: both contamination with saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH) and aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH) have been detected.

Another eco-test:

Fruit muesli in the Öko-Test: These brands are not recommended

Eleven of the 50 mueslis tested failed the Öko-Test with the grades “poor” or “inadequate”.

These include, among others:

• Seitenbacher muesli gluten-free – rating “insufficient”

• Seitenbacher pampering mixture – rating “insufficient”

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  Oetker Vitalis fruit muesli – rating “insufficient”

• Spielberger Mühle muesli spelled fruit (Demeter) – rating “insufficient”

• Brüggen fruit muesli – rating “insufficient”

Do it yourself instead of buying it

The easiest way to be sure that your breakfast muesli does not contain any harmful substances is to make it yourself.

It's easy to do with this sugar-free granola recipe.

Also read:

Muesli in the Öko-Test: These are the test winners

After all, 21 products passed the test with the

, eight mueslis received the mark “good”.

These include the following brands, some from discounters, which you can enjoy without hesitation:

You can find all the results at Öko-Test (behind the payment barrier).