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Cheerios
CheeriosPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000275287

Cheerios

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Potassium phosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Potassium 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

  • Whole grain oats53.1%No flag
  • Corn starch23.4%No flag›
  • Sugar11.7%No flag›
  • Salt5.9%No flag›
  • Tripotassium phosphate2.9%No flag›
  • Vitamin e1.5%No flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols1.5%No flag›
  • Added to preserve freshness0.7%No flag
  • Vitamins and minerals0.4%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate0.4%No flag›
  • Iron and zinc0.2%No flag
  • Mineral nutrients0.2%No flag
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate<0.1%No flag›
  • A b vitamin<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin b6<0.1%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin a<0.1%No flag›
  • Palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin b1No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin d3No flag›
  • Potassium phosphates (E340)Low

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

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Whole grain oats, corn starch, sugar, salt, tripotassium phosphate, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness,vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Potassium 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for these 2 ingredients yet.

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