Cinnamon Chex

Name: Cinnamon Chex
Brand: Chex

Rice and corn squares coated in cinnamon sugar.

Label check

Flagged ingredients2

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsCanola oil, Sunflower oil
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 1 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
Canola oil	Seed oils	CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL
Sunflower oil	Seed oils	CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL

Ingredients as listed

Whole Grain Rice, Rice, Sugar, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil, Salt, Cinnamon, Molasses, Rosemary Extract, Natural Flavor. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness.Vitamins and Minerals: Tricalcium Phosphate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2738955). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More corn and rice cereal first, then the rest of the cereal aisle. Each passes all five checks.

Cinnamon Chex

Label check

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

Same aisle, fewer flags

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