Cinnamon Toast Crunch

How it scored 15 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 31 listed

• 1 Wheat
  Wheat is a cereal grain (genus Triticum).
  Low
• 2 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 3 Rice Flour
  Flour milled from rice grains.
  Safe
• 4 Canola Oil
  Edible oil pressed from low-erucic-acid varieties of Brassica napus or B. campestris (rapeseed). Refined, bleached, deodorized, and standard…
  Low
• 5 Fructose
  A monosaccharide sugar naturally found in fruits, honey, and some vegetables; also produced industrially.
  Moderate
• 6 Maltodextrin
  A short-chain glucose polymer (3–20 glucose units, DE 3–20) produced by partial enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn, potato, rice, or wheat…
  Moderate
• 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 Cinnamon
  Ground bark of trees in the Cinnamomum genus (typically C. verum or C. cassia).
  Safe
• 10 Trisodium Phosphate
  Trisodium phosphate (TSP), an inorganic sodium salt of phosphoric acid.
  Moderate
• 11 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 12 Caramel
  Caramel: a dark colorant made by controlled heat treatment of food-grade carbohydrates; four classes (E150a-d) differ by manufacturing react…
  Moderate
• 13 Butylated Hydroxytoluene
  Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a synthetic phenolic antioxidant used to prevent fat oxidation.
  High
• 14 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 15 Minerals
  Generic umbrella term for inorganic nutrient additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, potassium iodide).
  Safe
• 16 Iron
  Mineral element; essential micronutrient. In food, typically appears as ferrous sulfate, ferric orthophosphate, or reduced iron.
  Low
• 17 Zinc
  An essential mineral added to foods (often as zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, or zinc gluconate) for fortification.
  Low
• 18 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 19 Vitamin A
  Fat-soluble vitamin (retinol, retinyl esters, or provitamin A carotenoids) essential for vision, immune function, and growth.
  Low
• 20 Vitamin B6
  Pyridoxine (and related forms pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), a water-soluble B-vitamin essential for protein metabolism.
  Low
• 21 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 22 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low
• 23 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 24 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
• 25 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
• 26 Vitamin B12
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 27 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 28 Calcium Carbonate
  Calcium carbonate (CaCO3), a naturally occurring mineral (limestone, chalk) used as a calcium source, anticaking agent, and pH regulator in …
  Low
• 29 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
• 30 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 31 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low