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Nestlé Cheerios
Nestlé15010328

Nestlé Cheerios

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium phosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Jan 2023

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Cereal mix58.3%No flag
  • Whole grain corn flour18.5%No flag
  • Whole grain wheat flour18.5%No flag
  • Rice flour14.9%No flag›
  • Wholemeal oat flour3.3%No flag
  • Brown rice flour3%No flag
  • Sugar18.9%No flag›
  • Corn starch13.3%No flag›
  • Honey3.9%No flag›
  • Partially inverted brown sugar syrup2%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup1.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.9%No flag›
  • Lodized salt0.5%No flag
  • Acidity regulator0.2%No flag
  • E339iii0.2%No flag
  • Antioxidants0.1%No flag
  • Tocopherols mix0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Minerals<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamin b3 · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Vitamins<0.1%No flag›
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Pantothenic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b6 piridoxineNo flag
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • ZincNo 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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cereal mix (58,3%) [whole grain corn flour (21,7%), whole grain wheat flour (21,7%), rice flour 17,5%), whole grain oat flour (3,9%), whole grain rice flour (3,5%)], sugar, corn starch, honey (3,9%), partially inverted brown sugar syrup, high fructose corn syrup, palm oil, lodized salt, acidity regulator (trisodium phosphate) and antioxidants (tocopherols mix). vitamins and minerals: vitamin b3 (niacin), vitamin b5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin b6 piridoxine), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin), vitamin b9 (folic acid), calcium carbonate, iron and zinc.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Jan 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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