20/25 ingredients recognized
How we scored this
PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 20 of 25 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Mini Cookies Sweetened Corn Cereal With Natural & Artificial Flavors
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Flagged concerns
CANOLA OIL
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
VITAMIN B12 BHT ADDED TO PACKAGING MATERIAL TO HELP PRESERVE FRESHNESS
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
VITAMIN A PALMITATE
May enhance tumor development when applied on skin exposed to UV; avoid in daytime SPF products.
SUGAR
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
BROWN SUGAR
White sugar with trace molasses; marginally better than refined white sugar
Full ingredient list
WHOLE GRAIN CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, CORN MEAL, BROWN SUGAR, CHOCOLATE FLAVORED BITS (SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, ALKALIZED COCOA, SOYBEAN OIL), SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLOR ADDED, ALKALIZED COCOA, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, ZINC OXIDE AND REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), A B VITAMIN (NIACINAMIDE), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), A B VITAMIN (FOLIC ACID), VITAMIN D, VITAMIN B12. BHT ADDED TO PACKAGING MATERIAL TO HELP PRESERVE FRESHNESS.
Ingredient analysis
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