Product Insight: Fruit & Cereal Bars
Fruit & Cereal Bars by Full Circle is tracked in PlainIngredients with 2 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.5 out of 5 — a Mixed-Evidence tier where the regulatory picture is still evolving. 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 E, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 1 ingredient 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
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
STRAWBERRY FILLING (ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, STRAWBERRIES, APPLE POWDER, FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE [PEAR, PINEAPPLE, APPLE, PEACH], TAPIOCA STARCH, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, PECTIN, CAROB BEAN GUM, RED CABBAGE EXTRACT AND ANNATTO FOR COLOR), ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, ORGANIC INVERT CANE JUICE, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, ORGANIC OATS, ORGANIC WHEAT BRAN, ORGANIC WHEAT GLUTEN, ORGANIC HONEY, NATURAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS ORGANIC SOYBEAN OIL), NONFAT DRY MILK, CREAM OF TARTAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), MALTODEXTRIN (FROM CORN), CITRUC OIL, CARRAGEENAN, SEA SALT, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC (FOR COLOR), SODIUM SELENATE.
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
- Full Circle
- Barcode
- 0036800034617
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- Big Y
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