Rice, Corn & Wheat Cereals

How it scored 45 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 47 listed

• 1 Rice chex —
• 2 Rice
  Edible cereal grain (Oryza sativa), the seed of the rice plant, consumed as a staple food.
  Safe
• 3 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 4 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 5 Molasses
  Thick, dark syrup byproduct of sugar refining from cane or sugar beet.
  Low
• 6 Vitamin E
  Fat-soluble vitamin (alpha-tocopherol and related tocopherols/tocotrienols); essential nutrient and antioxidant.
  Low
• 7 Minerals
  Generic umbrella term for inorganic nutrient additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, potassium iodide).
  Safe
• 8 Iron
  Mineral element; essential micronutrient. In food, typically appears as ferrous sulfate, ferric orthophosphate, or reduced iron.
  Low
• 9 Zinc
  An essential mineral added to foods (often as zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, or zinc gluconate) for fortification.
  Low
• 10 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 11 Vitamin A
  Fat-soluble vitamin (retinol, retinyl esters, or provitamin A carotenoids) essential for vision, immune function, and growth.
  Low
• 12 Vitamin B6
  Pyridoxine (and related forms pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), a water-soluble B-vitamin essential for protein metabolism.
  Low
• 13 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 14 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low
• 15 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 16 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 17 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
• 18 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
• 19 Vitamin B12
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 20 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 21 wheat chex —
• 22 Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
  Sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3), commonly known as baking soda.
  Low
• 23 corn chex —
• 24 Cornmeal
  Coarse flour ground from dried whole corn (Zea mays) kernels.
  Safe
• 25 Corn Starch
  Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).
  Low
• 26 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 27 chex seasoning —
• 28 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
• 29 Worcestershire Sauce
  A traditional fermented condiment based on vinegar, molasses, anchovies, tamarind, garlic, onion, and spices.
  Low
• 30 Garlic
  Allium sativum, a bulbous plant whose cloves are rich in organosulfur compounds — most notably allicin (formed when garlic is crushed) — plu…
  Safe
• 31 Dextrose
  D-glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide). Produced commercially by complete enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn starch.
  Moderate
• 32 Calcium Stearate
  Calcium salt of stearic acid; a fine white powder used as a lubricant, flow agent, and anticaking agent.
  Low
• 33 Soya Oil
  Vegetable oil extracted from soybeans (Glycine max), typically refined, bleached, and deodorized. High in polyunsaturated fats, particularly…
  Low
• 34 Sulfite
  Class of sulfur-containing preservatives including sulfur dioxide and salts (sodium/potassium bisulfite, metabisulfite, sulfite).
  Moderate
• 35 Tocopherol-Rich Extract
  Tocopherol-rich extract — a natural extract of mixed tocopherols (vitamin E forms) from vegetable oils, used as a natural antioxidant.
  Low
• 36 Calcium Carbonate
  Calcium carbonate (CaCO3), a naturally occurring mineral (limestone, chalk) used as a calcium source, anticaking agent, and pH regulator in …
  Low
• 37 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
• 38 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low
• 39 Wheat
  Wheat is a cereal grain (genus Triticum).
  Low
• 40 Corn
  Edible cereal grain from Zea mays.
  Safe
• 41 Vinegar
  Dilute aqueous solution of acetic acid produced by acetic-acid-bacteria fermentation of ethanol from fruit, grain, or other carbohydrate sou…
  Safe
• 42 Corn Syrup
  A sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture produced from corn starch hydrolysate. The high-fructose form (HFCS) contains approximately 42% or 55%…
  Moderate
• 43 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 44 Plain Caramel
  Plain (Class I) caramel colour, produced by controlled heat treatment of carbohydrates without ammonium or sulphite compounds. Of the four c…
  Low
• 45 Spice
  A regulatory category (21 CFR 101.22) for aromatic vegetable substances used primarily for seasoning. Excludes onion, garlic, and celery, wh…
  Moderate
• 46 Tamarind
  The pulp of Tamarindus indica fruit pods, with a sweet-sour flavor.
  Safe
• 47 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low