—Limited data

15/16 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety61

Formulation quality62

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency54

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 15 of 16 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Malt-O-Meal

Oven toasted flakes of corn cereal, oven toasted flakes of corn cereal

Name: Oven toasted flakes of corn cereal, oven toasted flakes of corn cereal
Brand: Malt-O-Meal

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0042400218746

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Flagged concerns

corn syrup

Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.

wheat starch bht added to preserve freshness vitamins & minerals: vitamin b1

Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.

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.

Full ingredient list

Milled corn, sugar, salt, malt extract, corn syrup, wheat starch. bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins & minerals: vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), niacin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), vitamin d, reduced iron, zinc (zinc oxide).