I just caught the 60 minutes on “Natural Flavors” last night. I checked the label on Autumn Wheat, and there it was “Natural Flavors”. What exactly are the chemicals in my favorite cereal? Do you make a non enhanced version of this product?

Love the Autumn Wheat the best mmmmmmmmmm

Love this cereal! One complaint – packaging and transport must be terrible. My last box had 90 GRAMS worth of crumbled, “pulverized” nonexistent “biscuits”. Totally inedible unless we sprinkle it on greek yogurt. That’s ridiculous.

My last box of Autumn Wheat was basically a bag of pulverized biscuits. I got maybe two bowls of cereal out of the box.
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I realize the product will have some settling, but more than half the box is an issue. I will continue to buy this product unless this happens again at which point I will stop.

I can’t find a form to fill out for a complaint. Usually I get great cereal when I buy Kashi but the last box of Autumn Wheat was 3/4 shreds of biscuits that were not edible.Item #1862783300. I would like another box. Thank you.

Just What’s in Those Natural Flavors Anyway…?

The exact definition of natural flavorings & flavors from Title 21, Section 101, part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations is as follows:

“The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”

In other words, natural flavors can be pretty much anything approved for use in food.

Love, love, love!

The autumn wheat cereal is some of the best cereal I have ever eaten. My new favorite one!!

I’ve been eating this cereal as part of breakfast and afternoon snack since 2010. And I love it. I do agree the flavor and perceived sweetness changed in early 2011 (maybe added cinnomon flavor?). I prefer the previous blander taste. My wife calls them wood chips, but I still like them.

I have to limit my sodium and had a hard time finding cereal with no or little sodium. I was happy to find that Autumn Wheat has no sodium so now I can enjoy a cereal that has no sodium and tastes great!

I love this cereal. I noticed that it is distributed in the USA. Was wondering where it was made?

Why are your natural flavors non-organic? Does that mean that your ceral is only 95% organic?

My wife sends me to the store to get the Kashi cereal that says “lightly sweet.” Turns out she’s talking about the Autumn Wheat product. Last week I couldn’t find it, and thought that the store was out or no longer stocking it. Today I found it, but the “lightly sweet” tag was not on it. There was, however, a “New Look” tag in the corner of the box. I told my wife that they didn’t change anything except the box. She thinks it’s not the same product. Who’s right?

Great balance of taste with sweetness. I sometimes heat up the cereal after I put in the milk.

love, love love!

My favorite cold cereal. I alternate between the plain and cinnamon varieties. I’m a bit less fond of the vanilla version. There’s just enough sweetness. Soooooo much better than other “frosted mini-wheats”.

Just bought this yesterday and had it for breakfast this morning..honestly AMAZING. unlike shredded wheat, every bite doesn’t taste like a spoonful of sugar. out with the bad, in with the good. good, wholesome whole wheat yumminess. Sure does keep you regular as well! ;)

What is the Natural Flavor in these cereals? I see that it is not listed as organic. Can a small percentage of ingredients not be organic and the whole product can still be certified as organic? From my research on natural flavors, it means HVP (hydrolyzed vegetable protein). Which is a rather unnatural process and opens all sorts of issues concerning the source of the vegetable protein. I hope you have a positive explanation. I would certainly miss being able to eat this cereal which I have enjoyed. (I just passed on buying some at a great sale price because I noticed this “mystery” ingredient as I am learning to be more alert to the ingredients of foods.)

I love this cereal and so does my little 20 month old! It is so yummy!

We first found them at Costco and was so happy. Both my husband and I loved it. But, I went back for more and they don’t carry it anymore. The closest store who would carry this is a Ralphs 2 cities away. Very disappointed, indeed.

I used to love these, but I’ve noticed everywhere I go, they’re nearly expired and when they’re not fresh, they taste terrible (like cardboard). :( I will keep an eye out for fresh ones. :)

You know, I am a regular Kashi consumer. I buy many of your products and am usually satisfied. With healthy eating and dieting, I try to find products that give you the biggest bang for your calorie buck. Now, I normally don’t buy cereals this high in calorie, and when I do, I make sure there’s a lot per serving. I looked and saw that wow, 28 biscuits! I will definitely enjoy that! But when I poured myself a bowl, I was deeply disappointed in how SMALL THE BISCUITS ARE. Now when you count out 28, it hardly looks like enough to sustain a full belly for the morning. And it didn’t. Won’t be buying this again. If I try buying a high calorie cereal, I’ll stick with my sugar-laden Kellogs Mini-Wheats because at least they are big and can fill a bowl. Thanks.

This is one of my favorite cereals to eat with fresh fruits and berries. The cereal is terrific by itself, with milk or soy milk, but the subtle, neutral flavors of Autumn Wheat can be greatly enhanced by the addition of any combination of bananas, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, and/or raspberries. I recommend mixing in your own favorite fruits. The possibilities are endless!

This is the best I’ve ever had in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE IT!!!!!! <3

i tried it for the first and last time this morning. it crumbled in my bowl of almond milk to the consistency of pulp.

Way too much sugar. And what the heck is ‘Natural flavor’ ?

Delicious,my husband and I are hooked on the autum wheat,sure wish I could find Island Vanilla. It sounds delish.

This cereal is delicious. Healthy and nutritious and just the perfect amount of sweet. Love it!

My husband and I tried this for the first time just recently. We both are very familiar with cane juices so we really enjoyed the sweetening with the cane juice. WOW!!! It is delicious

This cereal is a new favorite of mine. They say slightly sweet and they mean it so it isn’t for someone looking for a lot of flavor, but for me it is perfect. Also having only 1g of fat and no cholesterol or sodium, this one of the healthiest cereals Kashi has produced so far!

yummy favorite cereal with homemade Kefir or yogurt, fresh blueberries and a little ground flaxseed and a lkittle milk to thin…! What could be healthier and it tastes good!!!

Has anyone come up with a use for all the crushed product at the bottom of the bag? I always have at least one cup left and have been saving to make something – but what???
I have 12 cups to use – perhaps muffins, a bread of some type?

My favorite evening snack!

These are nearly perfect. Not too sweet and not too crunchy (some shredded cereals are a little like bricks). They do leave bits in the box, but they are fine in yogurt. The Island Vanilla flavour was a bit of a disappoint, tho. Not flavourful enough.

This is my favorite Kashi product! I look forward to eating this cereal every morning! :)

I love this ceral and eat it almost every morning.I have even got my brother in law hooked on it.

I tried Autumn Wheat for the first time last week. It is surprisingly good. I sprinkle dried cranberries on it and pig out. :-)

I just bought a box of Autum Wheat and it will definitely be a staple in my pantry. Replacing Nature Valley Granola bars. I will have to try it with my oatmeal and fruit, it sounds pretty good as a crunchy topping and additional grain.

HBGidget..As far as the breaking up, I wonder if that has to do with the Organic wheat, maybe other cereals have things in them that contribrute to a tighter binding biscuit. Just a thought….You actually through out the crumbs??? You can always use them as toppings on a variet of things, yogurt, yes try as a replacement for breading fish, chicken or veggies, or just as a snack mic with nuts or dired fruit. Come on you cannot be serious that the broken up biscuits give you such distress that you have no use for them???

Does anybody else have the problem of there always being a ton of broken up “crumbs” in the bottom of the bag? It’s not from any one store mishandling the boxes because no matter where I buy it from, I find at least two cups of broken bits in each package, every time. And it’s not me being careless, slamming the boxes around, either. In fact ever since I first noticed this problem, I started being extra careful with this cereal. I also have compared it to other shredded wheat brands and found that none of them break up as much. It’s soooo annooooying to have to throw out all that broken “sawdust”! Hmmmm…. Maybe somebody has a recipe for using up all those crumbs – Maybe they would make good breading for fish or chicken…. Help!

I LOVE these. In my opinion, they are THE BEST shredded wheat cereals ever. That are also MUCH better tasting than those non-Kashi frosted shredded wheat cereals.

These biscuit cereals are the best I have ever had. I love Cinnamon and Autumn Harvest the best.

I forgot to mention Cinnamon Harvest, also terrific.

Both Autumn Wheat and Island Vanilla are terrific. Not too sweet and very tasty.

Great cereal.

We like Autumn Wheats, but would like it even better if it weren’t so sweet. We limit the salt and sugar in our diets and this product seems too sweet to us.

Delicious! Great for people who have to watch their sodium intake. I like it because it’s not overly sweet. My husband eats a lot of this.

love this cereal! i eat it almost every morning. it’s just sweet enough and is loaded w/ whole grains.

Wonderful taste, love the fact it has 50g of whole grains per serving

I take a ziplock bag of Autumn Wheat to work with me each day. It is a healthy snack and keeps me from heading to the candy and chip machine down the hall.