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Frosted Oat Cereal with Marshmallows
Lucky CharmsPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000141568

Frosted Oat Cereal with Marshmallows

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 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 22 May 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. 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

  • Oats51.5%No flag›
  • Sugar8%No flag›
  • Oat flour8%No flag›
  • Corn syrup8%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch8%No flag›
  • Corn starch8%No flag›
  • Dextrose4.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Gelatin · E4280.4%No flag
  • E339iii0.4%No flag
  • Yellows 5 · E1020.4%High

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

  • Red 40 · E1290.4%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E1330.4%Moderate

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

  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Vitamin e0.4%No flag›
  • Mixed tocopherols · E3060.4%No flag
  • Added to preserve freshness0.4%No flag
  • Vitamins0.2%No flag›
  • Minerals0.1%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.1%No flag
  • Iron<0.1%No flag›
  • Zinc<0.1%No flag›
  • Mineral nutrients<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin c<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium ascorbate · E301<0.1%No flag
  • A b vitaminNo flag
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Vitamin aNo flag›
  • Retinyl palmitateNo 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 oats, sugar, oat flour, corn syrup, modified corn starch, corn starch, dextrose, salt, gelatin, trisodium phosphate, yellows 5 , 6, red 40, blue 1, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness,vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), 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.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • 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 · 2 minor · 5 low · 7 not assessed

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