27/29 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 27 of 29 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Choco chippers sweetened corn cereal
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Flagged concerns
partially hydrogenated soybean oil
Contains trans fats; strongly linked to cardiovascular disease.
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
modified wheat starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, degermed yellow corn meal, wheat starch, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: cocoa (processed with alkali), fractionated palm kernel oil, salt, natural and artificial flavor, high fructose corn syrup, modified wheat starch, calcium carbonate, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dicalcium phosphate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), trisodium phosphate, cellulose gum, vitamin a (palmitate), iron (ferrous fumarate), vitamin e (acetate), baking soda, niacinamide, zinc (zinc oxide), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin d (cholecalciferol), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin).
Ingredient analysis
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97Excellent