Cheerios, General Mills Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch

Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch: 4/5 ingredient safety

Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch 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. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • 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 / Extruded 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 Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, 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 Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch 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

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
D
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, Cluster (whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Rice Flour, Canola Oil, Honey, Maltodextrin, Molasses, Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor, Vitamin E [mixed Tocopherols]), Sugar, Whole Grain Wheat, Brown Sugar Syrup, Honey, Corn Starch, Salt, Canola oil, Sunflower Oil, Tripotassium Phosphate, Natural Almond Flavor, Annatto Extract, Vitamin E (mixed Tocopherols), Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (sodium Ascorbate), Iron, Zinc, A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B (pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B₁ (thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B₂ (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic Acid), Vitamin B₁₂, Vitamin D₃

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch: 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
0016000163454
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch's 4/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, 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.