Valu Time Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Happy Shapes Stars Cereal

Happy Shapes Stars Cereal: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Happy Shapes Stars Cereal by Valu Time has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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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 Happy Shapes Stars Cereal, 2 of its 2 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 Happy Shapes Stars Cereal sits nationally

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

3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% 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

3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
E
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

CORN FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED MARSHMALLOWS (SUGAR, GLUCOSE, MODIFIED STARCH, GELATIN, SODIUM PROPIONATE, FD&C YELLOW 5, FD&C RED 40, FD&C BLUE 1), IODIZED SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), CARAMEL COLOR, D

Product Details

Barcode
0011225024672
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Happy Shapes Stars Cereal above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Happy Shapes Stars Cereal's 3.5/5 average puts it in the lower 91%, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 3.5/5 rating on Happy Shapes Stars Cereal?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Happy Shapes Stars Cereal's 3.5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Mixed Evidence 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.