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General MillsPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 3216364886076

Cheerios Maple

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium phosphates).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

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.

  1. 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

  • Oats51.7%No flag›
  • Sugar24.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar syrup12.1%No flag
  • Corn starch6%No flag›
  • Maple syrup3%No flag›
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.8%No flag›
  • E339iii0.4%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Vitamin e<0.1%No flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306<0.1%No flag
  • Added to preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Minerals<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • ZincNo flag›
  • Mineral nutrientsNo flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin beNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin bNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • A b vitaminsNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo 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.

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whole grain oats, sugar, brown sugar syrup, corn starch, maple syrup, salt, canola oil, trisodium phosphate, natural flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness, vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin be (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b, (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid) , vitamin b12, vitamin d3,

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

9 low · 8 not assessed

8 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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