Lucky Charms

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Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 34 listed

• 1 Oat
  Whole grain Avena sativa, available as groats, steel-cut, rolled, or instant oats.
  Safe
• 2 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 3 Oat Flour
  Flour made from ground whole or rolled oats (Avena sativa).
  Safe
• 4 Corn Syrup
  A sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture produced from corn starch hydrolysate. The high-fructose form (HFCS) contains approximately 42% or 55%…
  Moderate
• 5 Modified Corn Starch
  Corn starch chemically or physically altered (acid hydrolysis, esterification, etherification, oxidation, or enzymatic treatment) to change …
  Low
• 6 Corn Starch
  Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).
  Low
• 7 Dextrose
  D-glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide). Produced commercially by complete enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn starch.
  Moderate
• 8 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 9 Gelatine
  Gelatine (E428) is a protein derived from animal collagen, typically from pig or cow skin and bones.
  Low
• 10 Trisodium Phosphate
  Trisodium phosphate (TSP), an inorganic sodium salt of phosphoric acid.
  Moderate
• 11 Tartrazine
  Synthetic azo dye (lemon-yellow color); also called FD&C Yellow No. 5. E-number E102.
  High
• 12 Allura Red
  Allura Red AC (E129; FD&C Red No. 40 in the US) — a synthetic monoazo dye, sodium salt of 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-4-sulfophenyl)azo…
  High
• 13 Brilliant Blue Fcf
  Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue No. 1), a synthetic triphenylmethane dye used to produce a bright blue colour.
  Moderate
• 14 Natural And Artificial Flavouring
  A blanket label for proprietary flavor mixtures combining naturally derived flavor constituents (essential oils, extracts, distillates) with…
  Low
• 15 Vitamin E
  Fat-soluble vitamin (alpha-tocopherol and related tocopherols/tocotrienols); essential nutrient and antioxidant.
  Low
• 16 Preservative
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified preservative additive(s).
  Low
• 17 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 18 Minerals
  Generic umbrella term for inorganic nutrient additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, potassium iodide).
  Safe
• 19 Zinc
  An essential mineral added to foods (often as zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, or zinc gluconate) for fortification.
  Low
• 20 Iron
  Mineral element; essential micronutrient. In food, typically appears as ferrous sulfate, ferric orthophosphate, or reduced iron.
  Low
• 21 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 22 Vitamin A
  Fat-soluble vitamin (retinol, retinyl esters, or provitamin A carotenoids) essential for vision, immune function, and growth.
  Low
• 23 Vitamin B6
  Pyridoxine (and related forms pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), a water-soluble B-vitamin essential for protein metabolism.
  Low
• 24 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 25 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 26 B Vitamins
  Umbrella label for a blend of B-complex vitamins (typically thiamin B1, riboflavin B2, niacin B3, pantothenic acid B5, pyridoxine B6, folate…
  Low
• 27 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 28 Vitamin B12
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 29 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 30 Tocopherol-Rich Extract
  Tocopherol-rich extract — a natural extract of mixed tocopherols (vitamin E forms) from vegetable oils, used as a natural antioxidant.
  Low
• 31 Calcium Carbonate
  Calcium carbonate (CaCO3), a naturally occurring mineral (limestone, chalk) used as a calcium source, anticaking agent, and pH regulator in …
  Low
• 32 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 33 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 34 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low