24/26 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 24 of 26 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Great value, apple blasts, sweetened multi-grain cereal
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Flagged concerns
soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
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.
modified cornstarch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, corn flour, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whole oat flour, contains 2% or less of: salt, calcium carbonate, apple juice concentrate, corn cereal, color (yellow 6, turmeric oleoresin, blue 1, red 40, annatto extract), dehydrated apple, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), corn syrup, cinnamon, soybean oil, vitamin a (palmitate), niacinamide, zinc (zinc oxide), reduced iron, modified cornstarch, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin d (cholecalciferol), vitamin b1 (thiamine hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin), bht added to packaging to help preserve freshness.
Ingredient analysis
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