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Plant Based Foods And Beverages · 0038000787164

Special k, fruit & yogurt cereal

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Rice51.1%No flag›
  • Whole grain wheat24.4%No flag
  • Sugar12.2%No flag›
  • Wholemeal oat6.1%No flag
  • Wheat bran3.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of salt1.5%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.2%No flag›
  • Dried apple<0.1%No flag
  • Brown sugar syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Soluble wheat fiber<0.1%No flag
  • Malt flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Oat flourNo flag›
  • Rice flourNo flag›
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • Nonfat yogurt powderNo flag
  • Cultured nonfat milkNo flag
  • Heat treated after culturingNo flag
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • HoneyNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Bht for freshnessNo flag
  • Sodium sulfite to protect colorNo flag
  • Blue 1 · E133Moderate

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

  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • MineralsNo flag
  • Vitamin cNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Niacinamide · E375No flag
  • Vitamin b6No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • Vitamin b2 · E101No flag
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • VitaminsNo flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Thiamin hydrochlorideNo flag›
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Vitamin b12No flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
Show original label text

Rice, whole grain wheat, sugar, whole grain oats, wheat bran, contains 2% or less of salt, corn syrup, palm kernel and canola oil, dried apples, brown sugar syrup, soluble wheat fiber, malt flavor, oat flour, rice flour, nonfat milk, nonfat yogurt powder (cultured nonfat milk; heat treated after culturing), molasses, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin, honey, lactic acid, spices, citric acid, malic acid, red 40, bht for freshness, sodium sulfite to protect color, blue 1. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (ascorbic acid), reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 7 low · 13 not assessed

13 of 21 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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