70Good

Ingredient safety64

Formulation quality62

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency56

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

Corn flakes cereal

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0042400232988

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Flagged concerns

corn syrup

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

wheat starch bht added to packaging material to preserve product freshness vitamins

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.

Full ingredient list

Milled corn, corn syrup, salt, barley malt extract, wheat starch. bht added to packaging material to preserve product freshness. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide (source of zinc), folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.