Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz

Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz by Kellogg's Special K, Kellogg's, Special K 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. Its Nutri-Score is E.

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

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Bars / Cereal bars

How This Score Is Built

PlainIngredients safety scores are a transparent, editorially-derived index synthesizing FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research into a single 1-5 scale, not an official government rating. 3 of 3 ingredients tracked for Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz have a scored rating so far. Data current as of 2026-09-07.

Sourced from Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records. Verify with the FDA → See our full scoring methodology.

Where Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz 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
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

Soy protein isolate, peanuts, soluble corn fiber, sugar, fructose, palm kernel and palm oil, dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, vegetable glycerin), raisins, almonds, roasted soybeans, dextrose, whole grain oats.Contains 2% or less of cocoa processed with alkali, vegetable glycerin, sea salt, natural flavor, whey, soy lecithin, rosemary extract for freshness, xanthan gum, wheat starch.

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz: 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
0038000145728
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
Puerto Rico,United States
Stores
Walmart

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Frequently asked questions

How does Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz's safety score compare to other products?

Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz 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.

How should Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz's 4.3/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Kellogg'S Special K Cereal Bars Fruit & Nut 1.23Oz'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.