Cheerios cereal bar

Cheerios cereal bar: 4/5 ingredient safety

Cheerios cereal bar by Cheerios, General Mills has 3 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

Product Insight: Cheerios cereal bar

Cheerios cereal bar by Cheerios, General Mills is tracked in PlainIngredients with 3 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 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), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 3 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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

whole grain oats, cereal (whole grain oats, whole grain corn, sugar, corn starch, corn bran, whole grain rice, whole grain millet, whole sorghum, brown sugar syrup, salt, tripotassium phosphate, color [caramel color, annatto extract], vitamin e [mixed tocopherols] added to retain freshness, vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, zinc and iron [mineral nutrients], a b vitamin [niacinamide], a b vitamin [calcium pantothenate), vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], vitamin b6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin b₂ (riboflavin], vitamin b₁ [thiamin mononitrate], a b vitamin [folic acid), vitamin a [palmitate], vitamin b₁2, vitamin d3), corn syrup, fructose, canola oil, sugar, sweetened cranberries (sugar, cranberries), chicory root extract, whole wheat flour, maltodextrin, whole grain rice. contains 2% or less of: vegetable glycerin, calcium carbonate, corn flour, wheat starch, salt, whole grain corn, vegetable juice color, baking soda, natural flavor, soy lecithin. contains wheat and soy ingre

Product Details

Barcode
0016000319141
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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