29/31 ingredients recognized
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 29 of 31 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Corn Flakes
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
yellow 6
Hyperactivity; allergic reactions; contaminated with carcinogens benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl.
yellow 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
maltodextrin
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
monosodium glutamate
Flavor enhancer; free glutamate; sensitivity reactions reported in some individuals.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
invert sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides.contains 2% or less of salt, coconut oil, whey, monosodium glutamate, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sodium caseinate, natural and artificial flavors, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), onion powder, nonfat milk, sugar, citric acid, lactic acid, reduced lactose whey, blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, cultured nonfat milk, autolyzed yeast extract, malic acid, invert sugar, yellow 5, yellow 6, wheat starch.
Ingredient analysis
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