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Chocolate Lucky Charms
General MillsPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000151581

Chocolate Lucky Charms

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

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

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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. Allura red ACHigh 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

  • Corn51.4%No flag›
  • Sugar6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup6%No flag›
  • Canola oil6%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of6%No flag
  • Dextrose6%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali6%No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E1026%High

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

  • Red 40 · E1293.3%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E1331.7%No flag
  • Other color added0.8%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Gelatin · E428<0.1%No flag
  • Fructose<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E339iii<0.1%No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • ZincNo flag›
  • Mineral nutrientsNo flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo 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 corn, sugar, corn syrup, canola oil, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, cocoa processed with alkali, yellow 5 , 6, red 40, blue 1 and other color added, modified corn starch, corn starch, salt, gelatin, fructose, natural and artificial flavor, trisodium phosphate,vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, tricalcium phosphate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b1 (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
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton 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

6 moderate · 1 minor · 6 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 18 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  2. 15VitaminsNot assessed

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