Breakfast cereal original

How it scored 20 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 23 listed

• 1 Rice
  Edible cereal grain (Oryza sativa), the seed of the rice plant, consumed as a staple food.
  Safe
• 2 Wheat Gluten
  Protein component of wheat (gliadin and glutenin), separated from starch.
  Low
• 3 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 4 Wheat Germ
  The embryo (germ) of the wheat kernel, separated during milling.
  Low
• 5 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 6 Whey
  Liquid or dried protein-rich byproduct of cheese making, derived from milk.
  Low
• 7 Malt Flavouring
  A flavoring derived from malted barley or other cereal grains, often as malt extract or malt syrup.
  Low
• 8 Butylated Hydroxytoluene
  Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a synthetic phenolic antioxidant used to prevent fat oxidation.
  High
• 9 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 10 Minerals
  Generic umbrella term for inorganic nutrient additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, potassium iodide).
  Safe
• 11 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 12 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
• 13 D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
  The acetate ester of natural-form vitamin E (RRR-alpha-tocopherol); a stable form used in fortification and supplements.
  Low
• 14 Beta-Carotene
  Beta-carotene, an orange-yellow carotenoid pigment that is a vitamin A precursor, sourced from plants (carrots, palm fruit, algae) or made s…
  Low
• 15 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
• 16 Vitamin B6
  Pyridoxine (and related forms pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), a water-soluble B-vitamin essential for protein metabolism.
  Low
• 17 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low
• 18 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 19 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 20 Vitamin B12
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 21 Reduced Iron
  Elemental iron powder (Fe) produced by reducing iron oxide with hydrogen or carbon monoxide; used as a food fortificant.
  Low
• 22 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 23 Thiamin Hydrochloride
  The hydrochloride salt of thiamin (vitamin B1), an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low