14/16 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 14 of 16 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Instant Oatmeal Cereal
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Flagged concerns
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
Whole grain rolled oats, sugar, flavored fruit pieces (dehydrated apples [treated with sodium sulfite to promote color retention], artificial peach flavor, citric acid, annatto color), oat flour (whole), creaming agent (corn syrup solids, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil [may contain soybean, palm and/or canola], whey, sodium caseinate, artificial color, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherols), calcium carbonate (a source of calcium), salt, guar gum, artificial flavor, ferric phosphate (a source of iron), niacinamide*, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6)*, riboflavin*, vitamin a palmitate, thiamine mononitrate*, folic acid*.
Ingredient analysis
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