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 29 of 29 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Cocoa Peanut Butter Cereal
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Flagged concerns
partially hydrogenated vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
yellow 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
red 40
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
bht
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
blue 1
May cause chromosomal damage; absorbed through skin.
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
modified wheat starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
Full ingredient list
Corn meal, sugar, peanut butter [peanuts, dextrose, hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed and rapeseed oil), salt], dextrose, modified wheat starch, corn syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed or canola), salt, cocoa, calcium carbonate, artificial flavor, trisodium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, caramel color, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), zinc oxide, reduced iron, niacinamide, red 40, yellow 5, bht (a preservative), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), vitamin a palmitate, blue 1, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.
Ingredient analysis
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