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 16 of 16 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology
Cap'n crunch, sweetened corn & oat cereal, peanut butter crunch
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Flagged concerns
bht
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Corn flour, sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, dextrose, hydrogenated vegetable oil [cottonseed and rapeseed oil]**, salt), oat flour, rice flour, coconut oil, salt, caramel color, niacinamide*, reduced iron, zinc oxide, bht (a preservative), thiamin mononitrate*, pyridoxine hydrochloride*, riboflavin*, folic acid*.
Ingredient analysis
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