29/35 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 35 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Frosted Flakes + Apple Jacks Breakfast Sweetened Cereal, Corn; Apple
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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.
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.
Natural Flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
Modified Corn Starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
Sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Milled Corn, Sugar, Corn Flour Blend (Whole Grain Yellow Corn Flour, Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour), Wheat Flour, Whole Grain Oat Flour, Contains 2% Or Less Of Malt Flavor, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Vegetable Oil (Hydrogenated Coconut, Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oil), Oat Fiber, Soluble Corn Fiber, Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour, Dried Apples, Apple Juice Concentrate, Cornstarch, Cinnamon, Natural Flavor, Modified Corn Starch, Yellow 6, Wheat Starch, Baking Soda, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 1, Bht For Freshness, Vitamins And Minerals: Iron (Ferric Phosphate), Niacinamide, Reduced Iron, Vitamin B (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B (Riboflavin), Vitamin B (Thiamin Hydrochloride), Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B
Ingredient analysis
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