Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026
Balance Multi-Grain cereal
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Ammonia caramel).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Calcium carbonate · E170i0.6%No flag
- E339iii0.6%No flag
- Colour0.6%No flag
- Caramel color · E150a0.3%No flag
- Paprika oleoresin · E160c0.2%No flag
- Natural flavouring0.6%No flag
- Freshness preserved with vitamin e0.6%No flag
- Mixed tocopherols · E3060.6%No flag
- Minerals0.4%No flag
- Niacinamide · E3750.2%No flag
- Vitamin b3 · E3750.2%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.
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whole grain oats, sugar, corn flour, whole grain wheat, rice flour, salt, calcium carbonate, trisodium phosphate, color added (caramel color, paprika oleoresin and turmeric oleoresin), cinnamon, natural flavor, freshness preserved with vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide (vitamin b3), zinc oxide, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), folic acid,
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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.
- 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
- Zinc OxideMinor concern
- SugarLow concern
- SaltLow concern
6 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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