Kellogg's Special K Cranberry Almond Cereal Bar

Name: Kellogg's Special K Cranberry Almond Cereal Bar
Brand: Kellogg's

Chewy peanut, almond and dried-cranberry bar from the Special K line.

Label check

Flagged ingredients1

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupCorn syrup
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsNone listed
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
Corn syrup	Corn syrup	CORN SYRUP

Ingredients as listed

PEANUTS, DRIED CRANBERRIES (cranberries, sugar, vegetable glycerin), RAISINS, CORN SYRUP, ALMONDS, SUGAR, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, CRISP RICE (rice flour, sugar, salt), DATE PASTE, FRUCTOSE, TOASTED COCONUT (coconut, sugar, dextrose, salt). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF palm oil, vegetable glycerin, salt, soy lecithin, rosemary extract for freshness, soy protein isolate, nonfat milk.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2739555). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

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Kellogg's Special K Cranberry Almond Cereal Bar

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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