Fruity Pebbles

How it scored 8 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 30 listed

• 1 Rice
  Edible cereal grain (Oryza sativa), the seed of the rice plant, consumed as a staple food.
  Safe
• 2 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 3 Canola
  Canola (Brassica napus) — typically refers to canola oil, a low-erucic-acid rapeseed oil.
  Low
• 4 Soya Oil
  Vegetable oil extracted from soybeans (Glycine max), typically refined, bleached, and deodorized. High in polyunsaturated fats, particularly…
  Low
• 5 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 6 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
• 7 Sunset Yellow Fcf
  Synthetic azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US), water-soluble orange food coloring.
  High
• 8 Tartrazine
  Synthetic azo dye (lemon-yellow color); also called FD&C Yellow No. 5. E-number E102.
  High
• 9 Brilliant Blue Fcf
  Brilliant Blue FCF (FD&C Blue No. 1), a synthetic triphenylmethane dye used to produce a bright blue colour.
  Moderate
• 10 Curcumin
  Yellow-orange pigment extracted from turmeric rhizomes (Curcuma longa); E100 covers curcumins.
  Low
• 11 Butylated Hydroxytoluene
  Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a synthetic phenolic antioxidant used to prevent fat oxidation.
  High
• 12 Butylated Hydroxyanisole (Bha)
  Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA, E320), a synthetic phenolic antioxidant.
  High
• 13 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 14 Minerals
  Generic umbrella term for inorganic nutrient additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, potassium iodide).
  Safe
• 15 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
• 16 Reduced Iron
  Elemental iron powder (Fe) produced by reducing iron oxide with hydrogen or carbon monoxide; used as a food fortificant.
  Low
• 17 Zinc Oxide
  Inorganic zinc compound (ZnO) used as a source of zinc nutrient in foods and supplements.
  Low
• 18 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low
• 19 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 20 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  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 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
• 23 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 24 Vitamin B12
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 25 Natural And Artificial Flavouring
  A blanket label for proprietary flavor mixtures combining naturally derived flavor constituents (essential oils, extracts, distillates) with…
  Low
• 26 Colour
  Generic ingredient term covering any of dozens of permitted colour additives — synthetic dyes (e.g. tartrazine E102, allura red E129, brilli…
  Low
• 27 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 28 Vitamin B6
  Pyridoxine (and related forms pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), a water-soluble B-vitamin essential for protein metabolism.
  Low
• 29 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low
• 30 Vitamin C Safe