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Cocoa Puffs Cereal
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 4 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Cornmeal15.5%No flag
- Cocoa processed with alkali3.9%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.3%No flag
- Refiner's syrup0.1%No flag
- E500ii<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavor.vitamins<0.1%No flag
- Minerals<0.1%No flag
- E341iii<0.1%No flag
- Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
- Mineral nutrientsNo flag
- Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
- A b vitaminNo flag
- Niacinamide · E375No flag
- Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- A b vitaminsNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Whole grain corn, sugar, corn meal, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, canola oil, fructose, salt, caramel color, refiner's syrup, baking soda, natural flavor.vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- CornLow concern
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
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