cereal
cereal by Kellogg's has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Breakfasts / Cereals and potatoes / Cereals and their products / Breakfast cereals
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For cereal, 4 of its 4 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where cereal sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
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
Nutrition Facts About 8 servings per container Serving size 1 1/2 Cup (40g) with 3l4 eup skim milk Cereal Calories 160 220 % DV* 3% 3% % DV 3% 29 29 0% O.59 Total Fat Saturated Fat 0g 0g 0g Trans Fat 1g Polyunsat. Fat Monounsat. Fat Cholesterol Sodium 19 0.5g 0.59 0% <5mg 1% Omg 150mg 7% 230mg 10% 12% 429 15% 10% 33g 10% 39 Total Carb. Dietary Fiber Total Sugars Incl. Added Sugars 10g 39 20g 10g 20% 10g 10g 20% 4g Protein 1.6mcg 8% 3.8mcg 15% 10mg 0% 230mg 15% 3.6mg 20% 3.6mg 20% 100mg 2% 390mg 8% 15% Vitamin D Calcium Iron Potassium 20% Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Vitamin B6 40% 15% 15% 20% 15% 15% 15% 15% Folate (35mcg) (35mcg) (folic acid) Vitamin B12 50% 15% The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Ingredients: Whole grain oat flour, sugar, corn flour blend (whole grain yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn flour), contains 2% or less of corn syrup, modifi
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for cereal: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 4.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Kellogg's
- Barcode
- 0038000213472
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does cereal's safety score compare to other products?
With an average ingredient safety score of 4/5, cereal sits behind 80% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should cereal's 4/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; cereal's 4/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Low Risk tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.