26/30 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 26 of 30 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Crunchy sweetened three-grain cereal with apple & cinnamon, apple & cinnamon
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
bht
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
modified corn starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
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
Sugar, corn flour, wheat flour, oat flour, high fructose corn syrup, salt, milled corn, apple juice concentrate, dried apples, cinnamon, modified corn starch, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vitamin c), calcium phosphate, yellow #6, niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), baking soda, riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), red #40, turmeric color, vitamin a palmitate, bht (preservative), blue #1, folic acid, vitamin b12 and vitamin d.
Ingredient analysis
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97Excellent