21/23 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 21 of 23 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
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Flagged concerns
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
bht
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
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, whole grain wheat, sugar, honey coated sliced almonds (dry roasted almonds, sugar, honey, maltodextrin, salt, bht [a preservative]), wheat bran, soluble wheat fiber, salt, corn syrup, malt syrup, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), natural and artificial flavor, alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin e), reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), bht (a preservative), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d.
Ingredient analysis
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