20/26 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 20 of 26 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Great value, fruity cereal, puffs
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Flagged concerns
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
bht added to packaging to help preserve freshness
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
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
fructose
Isolated fructose is liver-metabolized; metabolic concerns at elevated dietary intake
Full ingredient list
Milled corn (whole grain corn flour, yellow corn meal), sugar, contains 2% or less of: modified cornstarch, salt, corn syrup, color (yellow 6, red 40, blue 1, turmeric oleoresin, annatto extract), natural and artificial flavor, calcium carbonate, fructose, tricalcium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), vitamin a (palmitate), niacinamide, zinc (zinc oxide), iron (reduced iron), preservative (citric acid, bht), vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin), vitamin d (cholecalciferol), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamine hydrochloride), preservative (bht), folic acid, bht added to packaging to help preserve freshness.
Ingredient analysis
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