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Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix
General Mills Inc.Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000298286

Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 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. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
    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

  • Cinnamon Toast Crunch TM Cereal53.6%No flag
  • Wheat26.9%No flag›
  • Sugar4.5%No flag›
  • Rice flour4.5%No flag›
  • Canola4.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil4.5%No flag›
  • Fructose4.3%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin2.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose1.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Cinnamon0.2%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.2%No flag
  • E339iii0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • ZincNo flag›
  • Mineral nutrientsNo flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin bɛNo flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin bNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Vitarmnin b2No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b-2 · E101No flag
  • Vitamin dgNo flag
  • BHT added to preserve freshness · E321Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros™ Cereal23.2%No flag
  • Wheat11.6%No flag›
  • Sugar4.5%No flag›
  • Rice flour3.6%No flag›
  • Canola1.8%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.9%No flag›
  • Cinnamon0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i<0.1%No flag
  • E339iii<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • ZincNo flag›
  • Mineral nutrientsNo flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • NiacinamidelNo flag
  • Vitamin bNo flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b11.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate11.6%No flag›
  • Vitamin a5.8%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate5.8%No flag›
  • Vitamin b2.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1012.9%No flag
  • A b vitamin ſfolic acid1.5%No flag
  • Vitamin bz0.7%No flag
  • Vitamin de0.4%No flag
  • BHT added to preserve freshness · E3210.2%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Vanilla Chex™TM Cereal<0.1%No flag
  • Rice<0.1%No flag›
  • Rice<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • CanolaNo flag›
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Rice fiberNo flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • ZincNo flag›
  • Mineral nutrientsNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin bąNo flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Vitamin bạNo flag
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin bNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12<0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin de<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin e<0.1%No flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Ingredients<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

  • 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.

Show original label text

Cinnamon Toast Crunch TM Cereal (whole grain wheat, sugar, rice flour, canola and/or sunflower oil, fructose, maltodextrin, dextrose, salt, cinnamon, calcium carbonate, trisodium phosphate, soy lecithin, caramel color, vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], a b vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin bɛ [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin b; [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], vitarmnin b2 [riboflavin], a b vitamin [folic acid], vitamin b-2, vitamin dg. BHT added to preserve freshness), Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros™ Cereal (whole grain wheat, sugar, rice flour, canola and/or sunflower oil, cinnamon, salt, dextrose, calcium carbonate, trisodium phosphate, soy lecithin, vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], a b vitamin [niacinamidel], vitamin b; [pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b, [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], vitamin b [riboflavin], a b vitamin ſfolic acid), vitamin bz, vitamin de. BHT added to preserve freshness), Vanilla Chex™TM Cereal (whole grain rice, rice, sugar, canola and/or sunflower oil, salt, rice fiber, calcium carbonate, molasses, natural flavor, iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], a b vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin bą [riboflavin], vitamin bạ [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin b [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], a b vitamin [folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin de. Vitamin e (mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness). CONTAINS SOY AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten, Soy.

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.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
  • 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

1 minor · 1 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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