Tiny Fruity Cuties Cereal by Trader Joe's

—Limited data

11/14 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety50

Formulation quality88

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency55

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 11 of 14 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Trader Joe's

Tiny Fruity Cuties Cereal

Name: Tiny Fruity Cuties Cereal
Brand: Trader Joe's

Food & Grocery Breakfast & CerealOrganic brand00744379

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Flagged concerns

CANOLA

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

SUNFLOWER OIL

Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; refined and oxidation-prone when heated.

NATURAL FLAVORS

Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.

CANE SUGAR

High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.

Full ingredient list

CORN FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, DEGERMED YELLOW CORN MEAL, OAT FLOUR, CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR), NATURAL FLAVORS, VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID), MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE), ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR)