—Limited data

19/23 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety48

Formulation quality50

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency25

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 19 of 23 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Coco loco a sweetened corn cereal made with real cocoa, coco loco

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0036800211766

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Flagged concerns

canola oil

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

corn syrup

Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.

vitamin b12 bht added to packaging material to help preserve freshness

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

artificial flavors

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 corn flour, sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, canola oil, wheat starch, soluble corn fiber, color added, corn syrup, salt, natural and artificial flavors, trisodium phosphate. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, zinc oxide & reduced iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin d3, vitamin b12. bht added to packaging material to help preserve freshness.