Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal

Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal by Kellogg's has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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 Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal, 3 of its 3 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 Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 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 wheat, invert sugar, sugar, vegetable glycerin, dried apples, contains 2% or less of natural flavor, palm oil, modified corn starch, brown rice syrup, strawberry puree concentrate, blueberry puree concentrate, red raspberry puree concentrate, citric acid, gelatin, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, folic acid. contains wheat ingredients.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast 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.

Product Details

Barcode
0038000218163
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal above or below average on ingredient safety?

Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal scores 4.3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 62% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Frosted mini wheats mixed berry filled breakfast cereal's mapped ingredients average out to 4.3/5, which is 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.