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
Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Chocolate Mocha 14.1oz
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
mono - and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
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.
Enriched flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
bleached wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), sugar, dextrose, soybean and palm oil (with tbhq for freshness), corn syrup, whey, bleached wheat flour, high fructose corn syrup, cocoa, contains two percent or less of cornstarch, cocoa (processed with alkali), salt, calcium carbonate, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), mono - and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, gelatin, datem, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavors, caramel color, soy lecithin, vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, reduced iron, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride).
Ingredient analysis
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