18/19 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 18 of 19 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Chocolatey, sweetened rice cereal, chocolatey, sweetened
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Flagged concerns
contains or less of hydrogenated vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
natural flavor vitamins
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
Rice, sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, dextrose), contains 2% or less of hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut, soybean and/or cottonseed), salt, malt flavor, natural flavor. vitamins and minerals: iron (ferric phosphate), vitamin c (ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate), vitamin e acetate, niacinamide, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12.
Ingredient analysis
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