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Classic vanilla sweetened corn and wheat cereal, classic vanilla
General MillsPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000151024

Classic vanilla sweetened corn and wheat cereal, classic vanilla

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

Food health
Critical
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. 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.

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›
  • Sugar16.2%No flag›
  • Cornmeal16.2%No flag
  • Wheat8.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup4%No flag›
  • Refiner's syrup2%No flag
  • Canola oil1%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.5%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Fructose<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Vitamin eNo flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E306No flag
  • Added to preserve freshnessNo 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›
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • A b vitaminsNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Whole grain corn, sugar, corn meal, whole grain wheat, corn syrup, refiner's syrup, canola oil, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, dextrose, baking soda, caramel color, fructose, natural and artificial flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness. 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 b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), 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
  • 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

6 moderate · 1 minor · 7 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 20 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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