Kashi Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Original Gluten Free Waffles

Original Gluten Free Waffles: 5/5 ingredient safety

Original Gluten Free Waffles by Kashi has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Snacks / Sweet snacks / Frozen foods / Biscuits and cakes / Cakes / Frozen cakes and pastries

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 Original Gluten Free Waffles, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries 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 Original Gluten Free Waffles sits nationally

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

5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
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

Water, whole grain sorghum flour, whole oat flour, dried cane syrup, expeller pressed canola oil, cracked flax seeds, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate), pea fiber, natural vanilla flavor, molasses, xanthan gum, sea salt.

Product Details

Brand
Kashi
Barcode
0018627102984
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States,World

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Frequently asked questions

How does Original Gluten Free Waffles's safety score compare to other products?

Original Gluten Free Waffles scores 5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 85% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 5/5 rating on Original Gluten Free Waffles?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 5/5 average places Original Gluten Free Waffles in the Generally Safe 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.