—Limited data

17/18 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety49

Formulation quality22

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency46

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 17 of 18 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Honey smacks, sweetened puffed wheat cereal

Food & Grocery Breakfast & Cereal0038000119675

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Flagged concerns

contains or less of vegetable oil

Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.

bht for freshness vitamins

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

dextrose

Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike

caramel color

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

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, wheat, dextrose, honey, contains 2% or less of vegetable oil (hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated soybean), salt, caramel color, soy lecithin, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12.