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Cheerios Crunchy Muesli
Nestlé, CheeriosPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 7613035791497

Cheerios Crunchy Muesli

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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. Potassium 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

  • Wholemeal cereal69.4%No flag
  • Oat flakes49.8%No flag
  • Oat flour8.7%No flag›
  • Wheat6.3%No flag›
  • Barley flour3.7%No flag
  • Corn flour0.4%No flag›
  • Rice flour0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar11.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flakes11.4%No flag
  • Wheat6.4%No flag›
  • Malted barley2.5%No flag›
  • Emulsifier2.5%No flag
  • Sunflower lecithin2.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil5.7%No flag›
  • Honey1.9%No flag›
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • Invert sugar syrupNo flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Sucre inverti brunNo flag
  • Carbonate de calcium · E170iNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Acidity regulatorNo flag
  • Phosphates de potassium · E340Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Carotène · E160aNo flag
  • Rocou · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Caramel ammoniacal · E150aNo flag
  • AntioxidantNo flag
  • Extraits riche en tocophérolsNo flag
  • Alpha-tocophérol · E307No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Céréales complètes 69.4% (flocons d'_avoine_ 46.6%, farine d'_avoine_ 8,1%, _blé_ 5,9%, farine d'_orge_ 3,5%, farine de maïs 0,4%, farine de riz 0,4%),sucre, flocons de _blé_ (_blé_ , malt d'_orge_, émulsifiant (lécithine de tournesol)), huile de tournesol, miel 3,8%, sirop de glucose, sirop de sucre inverti, amidon de _blé_, sucre inverti brun, carbonate de calcium, sel, mélasse, correcteur d'acidité (phosphates de potassium), colorants (carotène, rocou, caramel ammoniacal), antioxydants (extraits riche en tocophérols et alpha-tocophérol)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 9 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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Potassium 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

2 moderate · 4 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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