Skip to content

GREENVEIL

Saving recent analysis
No image yet
Cereales Y Pastas S.A. De C.V.Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0816615011634

El Chavo Multigrain Rings Cereal

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Save to favoritesFind alternatives

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Wheat flour52.3%No flag›
  • Corn flour23.9%No flag›
  • Oat flour11.9%No flag›
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Honey3%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.5%No flag
  • Caramel · E1500.5%No flag
  • E339iii0.5%No flag
  • Preservative0.5%No flag
  • Honey nut artificial flavor0.5%No flag
  • Ferric orthophosphate0.3%No flag›
  • Iron0.3%No flag›
  • Zinc sulfate0.1%No flag›
  • Zinc0.1%No flag›
  • Fd&c yellow 6 · E110<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Fd&c yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Tartrazine · E102<0.1%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine chlorhydrateNo flag
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • FolateNo flag›
  • CobalamineNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Wheat flour, corn flour, oat flour, sugar, honey, salt, calcium carbonate, caramel, trisodium phosphate (preservative), honey nut artificial flavor, ferric orthophosphate (iron), zinc sulfate (zinc), fd&c yellow 6, fd&c yellow 5 (tartrazine), niacin (vitamin b3), pantothenic acid (vitamin b5), pyridoxine chlorhydrate (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), folate, cobalamine (vitamin b12).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 4 moderate · 2 minor · 1 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

No product image yet

Pending enrichment

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

23 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.

Saved

Save products to build your kit.