- Brand
- Betty Crocker
- Made by
- General Mills
- Kind
- pancake mix
- Barcode
- 00016000197633
Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker Reese's Peanut Butter Pancake Mix
Novelty pancake mix with peanut butter flavour and chocolate-flavoured pieces.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesArtificial color (not named)
- Corn syrupCorn syrup solids, Corn syrup
- Artificial sweetenersNone listed
- Seed oilsCanola oil, Soybean oil, Sunflower oil
- PreservativesNone listed
Fails 3 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.
What was flagged, and the words it was read from
| Ingredient | Check | On the label as |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial color (not named) | Synthetic dyes | COLOR ADDED |
| Corn syrup solids | Corn syrup | CORN SYRUP SOLIDS |
| Corn syrup | Corn syrup | CORN SYRUP |
| Canola oil | Seed oils | CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL |
| Soybean oil | Seed oils | OIL [PALM KERNEL, SOYBEAN) |
| Sunflower oil | Seed oils | CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL |
Ingredients as listed
Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Whole Wheat Flour, Cereal Topping (whole grain corn, sugar, REESE'S peanut butter [peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch], dextrose, corn meal, corn syrup, canola and/or sunflower oil, salt, HERSHEY'S cocoa, caramel color, trisodium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor. vitamin E [mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, vitamin C [sodium ascorbate], iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], A B vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin B6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin B1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin A [palmitate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], A B vitamin [folic acid], vitamin B12, vitamin D3), Mini REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips (partially defatted peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated oil [palm kernel, soybean] corn syrup solids, dextrose, reduced protein whey, salt, palm kernel oil, artificial flavor, soy lecithin), Sugar, REESE'S Peanut Butter (peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch), Defatted Soy Flour, Leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), Dextrose, Buttermilk, Salt, Color Added, Natural and Artificial Flavor.
Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2720726). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.
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