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Multi Grain Cheerios
General Mills,CheeriosPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000401051

Multi Grain Cheerios

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).

Food health
High
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

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Oats53.3%No flag›
  • Corn23.3%No flag›
  • Sugar3%No flag›
  • Corn starch3%No flag›
  • Maize bran3%No flag
  • Rice3%No flag›
  • Sorghum3%No flag›
  • Millet3%No flag›
  • Brown sugar syrup2.7%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • E340iii0.1%No flag
  • Colour0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin e0.1%No flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E3060.1%No flag
  • Vitamins0.1%No flag›
  • Minerals1.9%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.1%No flag
  • Zinc<0.1%No flag›
  • Mineral<0.1%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Mineral<0.1%No flag
  • Niacinamide · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium pantothenate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b6<0.1%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin<0.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin a<0.1%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin b12<0.1%No flag›
  • Cholecalciferol1.4%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

  • 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, whole grain corn, sugar, corn starch, corn bran, whole grain rice, whole grain sorghum, whole grain millet, brown sugar syrup, salt, tripotassium phosphate, color (caramel color, annatto extract), vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), vitamins and minerals (calcium carbonate, zinc (mineral), iron (mineral), niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), folic acid, vitamin a (palmitate), 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.
  • 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

What drives this

5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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