Is Captain Crunch owned by Quaker? What is sprayed on Quaker Oats?

Yes, Cap’n Crunch is a corn and oat breakfast cereal manufactured since 1963 by Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo since 2001. There have been concerns about the presence of glyphosate, a common pesticide, in Quaker Oats products.

According to a complaint filed against Quaker Oats, glyphosate allegedly made its way into the oats not simply because it is used as an agricultural weed killer, but because it is sprayed on the oats as a drying agent shortly before harvest.

However, it’s important to note that the amounts of glyphosate found in Quaker Oats products are well below the EPA’s tolerable limit of 30 parts per million (ppm) for grains.

The FDA has also tested for glyphosate in widely used crops and found no pesticide residue violations for any of the foods. Quaker Oats is a brand of oatmeal that has been around for over 140 years. Quaker Oats are made from whole grain oats that have been steamed and rolled to create a flat flake.