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Apple Bits Multigrain Rings Cereal
Golden FoodsPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0816615012228

Apple Bits Multigrain Rings Cereal

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

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

4 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. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported 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.
  4. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Corn flour52.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour23.9%No flag›
  • Sugar11.9%No flag›
  • Oat flour6%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial apple flavor0.4%No flag
  • Artificial and natural cinnamon flavor0.4%No flag
  • Zinc sulfate0.4%No flag›
  • Zinc0.4%No flag›
  • Ferric orthophosphate0.4%No flag›
  • Iron0.4%No flag›
  • Fd&c yellow 5 · E1020.4%High

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

  • Tartrazine · E1020.4%High

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

  • Bht · E3210.4%Moderate

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

  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Fd&c red 40 · E1290.4%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Fd&c blue 1 · E1330.4%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E3750.4%No flag
  • Pantothenic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Pantothenic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine chlorhydrate0.4%No flag
  • Vitamin b60.4%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.2%No flag›
  • Retinyl palmitate0.1%No flag›
  • Vitamin a0.1%No flag›
  • Folate<0.1%No flag›
  • Cobalamine<0.1%No flag›
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Corn flour, wheat flour, sugar, oat flour, salt, corn starch, natural and artificial apple flavor, artificial and natural cinnamon flavor, zinc sulfate (zinc), ferric orthophosphate (iron), fd&c yellow 5 (tartrazine), bht (preservative), fd&c red 40, fd&c blue 1, niacin (vitamin b3), pantothenic acid (vitamin b5), pyridoxine chlorhydrate (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), folate, cobalamine (vitamin b12).

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
  • 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.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 3 moderate · 1 minor · 3 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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