—Limited data

18/19 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety50

Formulation quality40

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency42

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 19 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Post

Cereal

Name: Cereal
Brand: Post

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0884912268389

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Flagged concerns

canola oil

Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.

cookie bits , 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 preserve freshness vitamins

Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.

artificial flavor

Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure

caramel color

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

sugar

High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.

Full ingredient list

Corn flour, sugar, whole grain oat flour, canola oil, corn syrup, cookie bits (sugar, corn flour, cocoa (processed with alkali), soybean oil), salt, cocoa processed with alkali), caramel color, natural and artificial flavor, bht added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, ferric orthophosphate (source ofiron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide (source of zinc) thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), calcium pantothenate (vitamin b5), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid.