—Limited data

19/20 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety50

Formulation quality10

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency39

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 19 of 20 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Malt O Meal

Peanut butter cups cereal, peanut butter cups

Name: Peanut butter cups cereal, peanut butter cups
Brand: Malt O Meal

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0042400227779

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Flagged concerns

canola oil

Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.

bht added to preserve freshness vitamins

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

artificial flavor

Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure

dextrose

Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike

caramel color

Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.

sugar

High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.

Full ingredient list

Corn flour, sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, dextrose, hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean, canola), salt), dextrose, whole grain oat flour, canola oil, salt, cocoa (processed with alkali), calcium carbonate, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor, bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.