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 28 of 28 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Cranberry almond crunch cereal, cranberry almond
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Flagged concerns
high oleic canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
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
Milled corn, whole grain wheat, sugar, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, glycerin, citric acid, sunflower oil), whole grain rolled oats, wheat bran, almonds, high oleic canola oil, salt, rice, nonfat dry milk, malted barley syrup, honey, molasses, natural flavors, mixed tocopherols (added to preserve freshness). vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), iron (reduced iron, ferric orthophosphate), niacinamide, zinc oxide, alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin e), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12.
Ingredient analysis
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