What is the average safety score for General Mills products?

Based on our analysis of 326 General Mills products, the average ingredient safety score is 4.1 out of 5. Scores range from 1 (Banned/Avoid) to 5 (Generally Safe), based on FDA regulatory status, EU approval, and peer-reviewed safety research.

How are ingredient safety scores calculated?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient from 1 to 5 based on FDA regulatory status (GRAS, approved, banned), EU regulatory status, state-level bans, and findings from peer-reviewed toxicology studies. A score of 5 means the ingredient is Generally Recognized as Safe with no regulatory concerns. A score of 1 means the ingredient is banned or has strong evidence of harm. Product scores are averaged across all identified ingredients.

Where does PlainIngredients get its product data?

Product and ingredient list data comes from Open Food Facts, a collaborative open-data project. Safety scoring data comes from the FDA Substances Added to Food Inventory (SAFFA), EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, and state food safety legislation. Product data is refreshed monthly.

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326 products analyzed for ingredient safety

Brand Insight: General Mills

General Mills: 326 tracked products, an average ingredient safety score of 4.1 out of 5 — Low-Risk-to-Safe territory on regulatory grounds. The three most represented product categories are Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Cereals and potatoes (10 category labels). Nutri-Score spans 5 of 5 rating bands. Scoring methodology →

A brand-level safety profile aggregates every tracked product we associate with this brand, then summarizes how the safety scores of their ingredients are distributed across that catalog. The standing shown here reflects the additives recorded for these products in Open Food Facts, matched against current FDA and EU regulatory status — it is not an endorsement, a certification, or an independent laboratory finding. Formulations change over time and regional variants differ, so a specific item on a shelf may not match the aggregate above. Read the actual ingredient list printed on packaging before making a purchasing decision, and treat a low score as a prompt to look closer rather than a definitive verdict on a brand.

Sources: Open Food Facts (CC0) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

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Products

4.1

Avg Safety Score

Nutri-Score Distribution

Products

apple brown sugar cookies

0 ingredients

Apple Cinnamon Cheerios

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Apple Cinnamon Cheerios Cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Apple cinnamon chex

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Apple Cinnamon Chex Cereal

3 ingredients · Low Risk

3.8

Apple Cinnamon toast cruch

5 ingredients · Low Risk

Applepie toast crunch

6 ingredients · Low Risk

4.7

Assorted fruit flavored snacks

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Safe

4.5

Banana Nut Muffin and Quick Bread Mix

2 ingredients · Low Risk

Basic 4 Cereal

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Basic breakfast cereal

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score D

4.3

Betty crocker beef pasta box

3 ingredients · Low Risk

4.5

Betty crocker four cheese lasagna box

6 ingredients · Low Risk

4.7

Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks

3 ingredients · Safe

Betty crocker fruit roll ups variety roll fruit snack

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score B · Safe

Betty Crocker fudge brownies

0 ingredients

4.6

Betty Crocker Key Lime Mousse Chilled Treats 4 Count

9 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Safe

Betty crocker pancake and baking mix

1 ingredient · Low Risk

Betty Crocker Rainbow Chocolate Candy Cookie Mix

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score E

4.7

Betty Crocker Toy Story Fruit Snacks 10 Count

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Safe

Birthday cake bar

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Blueberry Chex

3 ingredients · Low Risk

4.5

Blueberry muffin tops imp

2 ingredients · Low Risk

Blueberry sweetened whole grain oat cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.1

Bluey Cereal

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Bluey cereal

1 ingredient · Nutri-Score C · Safe

4.2

Bluey Lightly Sweetened Corn Cereal

5 ingredients · Low Risk

4.4

Boo Berry

7 ingredients · Low Risk

4.3

Boo berry berry flavor frosted cereal with marshmallows

7 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Breakfast cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.7

Bty crk star wars frt flvrd sncks assorted frt

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Safe

Bugles churro peg bag

0 ingredients

Cheerios

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Cheerios

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Cheerios

1 ingredient · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Cheerios

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Cheerios

5 ingredients · Low Risk

Cheerios

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Cheerios Cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Cheerios Grandkids imp

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

4.3

Cheerios Oat Crunch Berry

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.5

Cheerios Oat Crunch Chocolate

2 ingredients · Low Risk

Cheerios Oat Crunch Chocolate

13 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Cheerios Protein Cinnamon Almond Cereal

6 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

3.8

Cheerios Protein Oats and Honey Cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cheerios Veggie Blends Apple Strawberry Sweetened Oat & Corn Cereal

2 ingredients · Low Risk

4.5

Cheeseburger macaroni meal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

4.4

Cheesy Hashbrowns Hamburger Helper

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Chex Cereal 3 Pack

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Chex cereal vanilla gluten free

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Chex Cinnamon gluten free

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

CHEX MIX

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Safe

Chex Mix

7 ingredients · Low Risk

Chex mix bars cookies and cream

1 ingredient · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Chex Mix Muddy Buddies Peanut Butter & Chocolate

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score E

4.1

Chex mix pantry size

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.9

Chex Mix Remix Cheesy Pizza

11 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

4.2

Chex mix snack mix

6 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.2

Chex Mix Traditional Snack Mix

6 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Chocolate caramel crisp bar

10 ingredients · Low Risk

Chocolate Cheerios

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score D

3.8

Chocolate Cheerios imp

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Chocolate chex

3 ingredients · Low Risk

Chocolate cinnamon toast crunch cereal with whole grain

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Chocolate flavored whole grain oat cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Chocolate flavored whole grain oat cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Chocolate Lucky Charms

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Chocolate Lucky Charms

5 ingredients · Low Risk

Chocolate Lucky Charms

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Chocolate Lucky Charms Cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Chocolate Strawberry Loaded

1 ingredient · Safe

Churros cinnamon toast crunch breakfast cereal imp

4 ingredients · Low Risk

Cinna Graham Toast Crunch imp

3 ingredients · Low Risk

3.5

Cinnamon

2 ingredients · Mixed

Cinnamon Cheerios Protein

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score NOT-APPLICABLE · Low Risk

Cinnamon Cheerios Protein

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cinnamon Cheerios Protein

0 ingredients

cinnamon chex

3 ingredients · Low Risk

Cinnamon chex

1 ingredient · Low Risk

Cinnamon Chex Cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cinnamon sweetened rice cereal

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

5 ingredients · Low Risk

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

3 ingredients · Low Risk

3.8

cinnamon toast crunch

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

6 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

3 ingredients · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

5 ingredients · Low Risk

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

cinnamon toast crunch churros

4 ingredients · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Loafrd

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.3

Cinnamon toast crunch minis

4 ingredients · Low Risk

4.2

Cinnamon Toast Crunch minis imp

5 ingredients · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Peanut Butter

7 ingredients · Low Risk

Cinnamon toast crunch popcorn

0 ingredients

3.8

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Rolls imp

4 ingredients · Low Risk

4.1

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Strawberry

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.2

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Strawberry

6 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cinnamon toast crunch treats

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch TREATS

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Treats K.S

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Waffle

1 ingredient · Safe

Cinnamon Vanilla Lucky Charms

4 ingredients · Low Risk

4.3

Classic fruit flavored sweetened corn puffs

7 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Classic vanilla sweetened corn and wheat cereal, classic vanilla

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Coco Puffs Lucky Charms Marshmallows

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Cocoa puffs

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cocoa puffs

4 ingredients · Low Risk

Cocoa Puffs

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.7

Cocoa Puffs Cereal Bar

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Cocoa puffs chocolatey milk frosted corn puffs

5 ingredients · Low Risk

Cocoa puffs cuckoo chocolatey milk frosted corn puffs

4 ingredients · Low Risk

Cocoa puffs cuckoo for chocolatey milk! frosted corn puffs

1 ingredient · Safe

3.8

Cookie Crisp

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cookie crisp

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score D

3.8

Cookie Crisp Cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Cookie mix

0 ingredients

3.9

Cookies & Crème Cheerios Protein

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.9

Cookies & Crème Cheerios Protein

9 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

3.8

Cookies cream dippin dots breakfast cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Corn Chex

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score D

Corn Chex

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Corn chex cereal gluten free

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.5

Count Chocula

2 ingredients · Low Risk

Count Chocula

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Count chocula chocolatey cereal with marshmallows

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score C

3.8

Count chocula mini treats

4 ingredients · Low Risk

Covo puffs oatmeal

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score D

Creamy Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Bars

Double Cheeseburger Macaroni Hamburger Helper Twin Pack

6 ingredients · Low Risk

3.5

Dulce de Leche Toast Crunch

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Mixed

Elf Cereal

2 ingredients · Low Risk

Elf sweetened corn puffs

5 ingredients · Low Risk

Fiber bran cereal

2 ingredients · Low Risk

Fiber One Original Bran Cereal

3 ingredients · Low Risk

Fiesta Twists: Cinnamon Churro

0 ingredients

French cereal

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

French Toast Crunch

3 ingredients · Low Risk

French toast crunch imp

3 ingredients · Low Risk

Frosted cheerios gluten free breakfast cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Frosted Lemon Cherios

1 ingredient · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Frosted toasted oat cereal with marshmallows

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Frosting

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

4.8

Fruit by the Foot Strawberry 6 Count

6 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Safe

4.8

Fruit by the Foot Variety Pack 12 Count

6 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Safe

4.7

Fruit flavored snacks

3 ingredients · Safe

Fruit Roll-Ups

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Safe

Fruit Roll-Ups

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Safe

Fruit roll-ups mini rolls

2 ingredients · Safe

Fruit Roll-Ups Variety Pack 72 Count

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Safe

4.5

Fruit snacks

4 ingredients · Low Risk

Fruits Roll Up

1 ingredient · Safe

Fruity Cheerios

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

4.3

Fruity Lucky Charms

7 ingredients · Low Risk

4.3

Fruity Lucky Charms

7 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Frute Brute

5 ingredients · Low Risk

4.7

Fruti Flavored Snacks Berry

3 ingredients · Safe

general mills star wars

5 ingredients · Low Risk

Gingerbread Toast Crunch

0 ingredients

3.8

Gmills cinn tst crnch sweetened whl wht rice cereal gnt

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Gmills hny nut cheerios sweetened whl grn oat cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Gmills hny nut cheerios sweetened whl grn oat cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Golden Grahams

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Low Risk

Golden Grahams Retro Recipe Cereal

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Golden Grahams Smores Remix

0 ingredients · Nutri-Score E

Grahams cereal

1 ingredient · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

8 ingredients · Low Risk

Gushers Flavor Mixers

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

4.3

Hamburger Helper Beef Pasta Twin Pack

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

4.7

Harry Potter Fruit Flavored Snacks

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Safe

3.8

Hershey's Kisses Cereal

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Hershey’s Kisses Cereal

0 ingredients

Honey Cheerios

2 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

3.8

Honey kix

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

9 ingredients · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

5 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

1 ingredient · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

3 ingredients · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

3 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

8 ingredients · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

1 ingredient · Nutri-Score D · Low Risk

Honey Nut cheerios

1 ingredient · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios

1 ingredient · Low Risk

Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal

4 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

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Source: Open Food Facts (product data), FDA Substances Added to Food Inventory (safety scores), EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 Open Food Facts (product data), FDA Substances Added to Food Inventory (safety scores), EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

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