Product Insight: Apple cinnamon fruit & grain cereal bars
Apple cinnamon fruit & grain cereal bars by Signature Kitchen is tracked in PlainIngredients with 9 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.9 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is D, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 8 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- Sorbitan Monostearate — Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Apple filling (invert sugar, corn syrup, apple puree concentrate, sugar, glycerin, modified corn starch, sodium alginate, methylcellulose, malic acid, monocalcium phosphate, ground cinnamon, dicalcium phosphate, citric acid, apple juice [for color]), whole grain rolled oats, whole grain wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil blend (canola, palm, palm kernel), invert sugar, sugar, glycerin, contains less than 2% of: whey, corn syrup solids, calcium carbonate, honey, wheat bran, salt, potassium bicarbonate (leavening), sorbitan monostearate, vital wheat gluten, ground cinnamon, corn starch, xanthan gum, vitamin a palmitate, reduced iron, thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), niacin (niacinamide), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), zinc oxide, dicalcium phosphate, natural flavors, molasses.
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Signature Kitchen
- Barcode
- 0021130152766
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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