—Limited data

16/18 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety50

Formulation quality36

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency45

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

Cocoa Pebbles

Sweetened rice cereal, real cocoa

Name: Sweetened rice cereal, real cocoa
Brand: Cocoa Pebbles

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0884912006752

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Flagged concerns

hydrogenated vegetable oil

Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.

caramel color

Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.

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

Rice, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut and palm kernel oils), cocoa (processed with alkali), salt, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor. vitamin and minerals: niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide (source of zinc), vitamin b6, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d.