Wheat Bran Flakes cereal by Ralston Foods

—Limited data

18/20 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety50

Formulation quality53

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency37

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 18 of 20 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Ralston Foods

Wheat Bran Flakes cereal

Name: Wheat Bran Flakes cereal
Brand: Ralston Foods

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0791669252762

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Flagged concerns

high fructose corn syrup

Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.

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 wheat, wheat bran, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, malt flavoring, vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin e), niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, calcium pantothenate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, vitamin b12 and vitamin d.