Kashi Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine

Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine by Kashi has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Cereals and potatoes / Cereals and their products

How This Score Is Built

Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine sits nationally

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

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
C
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

Organic Whole Grain Yellow Corn Meal, Organic Cane Syrup, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Grain Corn Flour, Whole Grain Barley Flour, Corn Bran, Dried Cane Syrup, Tapioca Starch, Kashi Seven Whole Grains & Sesame Blend (Whole Oats, Hard Red Wheat, Brown Rice, Rye, Triticale, Barley, Buckwheat, Sesame Seeds), Whole Oat Flour, Honey, Acacia Gum, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Salt, Natural Flavor, Mixed Tocopherols For Freshness, Soy Lecithin Baking Soda, Monk Fruit Extract.

Product Details

Brand
Kashi
Barcode
0018627536871
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine above or below average on ingredient safety?

Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine scores 4.5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 71% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine's 4.5/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Kashi, Honey-Kissed Seven Whole Grain Cereal Squares, Honey Sunshine, Honey Sunshine's 4.5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in 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.