24/32 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 32 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Great value, fruit spins, sweetened multigrain cereal, sweetened multigrain
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Flagged concerns
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
bht
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
other natural flavors
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
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
Sugar, whole grain corn flour, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, oat fiber, soluble corn fiber, canola oil, salt, calcium carbonate, sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), dicalcium phosphate, natural orange, lemon cherry, blueberry, raspberry, lime and other natural flavors, niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, red #40, blue #1, yellow #6, yellow #5, bht (a preservative), vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12.
Ingredient analysis
Cleaner alternatives
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97Excellent