—Limited data

19/20 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety50

Formulation quality40

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

Cocoa rageous, rice cereal with real cocoa

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0075450050288

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Flagged concerns

canola oil

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

corn syrup

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

bht 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

caramel color

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

vitamin a palmitate

May enhance tumor development when applied on skin exposed to UV; avoid in daytime SPF products.

sugar

High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.

Full ingredient list

Rice, sugar, canola oil, cocoa (processed with alkali), corn syrup, salt, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor, bht (to preserve freshness). vitamins and minerals: niacinamide (vitamin b3), vitamin a palmitate, reduced iron, zinc oxide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), vitamin d, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin b12, folic acid.