32/34 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 32 of 34 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Apple Jacks breakfast cereal
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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.
yellow 6
Hyperactivity; allergic reactions; contaminated with carcinogens benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl.
red 40
Linked to ADHD in children; potential carcinogen; may contain carcinogenic contaminants.
blue 1
May cause chromosomal damage; absorbed through skin.
bht for freshness
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
modified food starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
modified corn starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
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
corn flour blend (whole grain yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn flour), sugar, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of vegetable oil (hydrogenated coconut, soybean and/or cottonseed, canola), oat fiber, salt, soluble corn fiber, degerminated yellow corn flour, apple juice concentrate, modified corn starch, dried apples, cornstarch, cinnamon, natural flavor, yellow 6, baking soda, turmeric extract color, red 40, blue 1, bht for freshness, vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid), niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3,
Ingredient analysis
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