Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal
Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal by Kellogg's has 7 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 D.
- Safety score 0.18 points above 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
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 Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal, 7 of its 7 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 Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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 wheat, rice, sugar, whole grain oats, wheat bran, contains 2% or less of salt, vegetable oil (palm kernel and canola), rice flour, brown sugar syrup, corn syrup, natural flavor, malt flavor, dried blueberries, calcium carbonate, molasses, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) for freshness, black carrot juice for color, wheat, honey, soy lecithin, citric acid, baking soda, barley malt extract, annatto extract color, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), turmeric extract color, bht for freshness, vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), niacinamide, vitamin e acetate, beta-carotene, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12,
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal: 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.3/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 7.
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Product Details
- Brand
- Kellogg's
- Barcode
- 0038000200304
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Special k blueberry with lemon clusters cereal'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.