Multi Grain Cheerios

Name: Multi Grain Cheerios
Brand: Cheerios

Cheerios rings made from a blend of oats, corn, rice and wheat with no added coating flavour.

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Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 0 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

Ingredients as listed

Whole Grain Oats, Whole Grain Corn, Sugar, Whole Grain Rice, Corn Starch, Brown Sugar Syrup, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Color (caramel color, annatto extract). Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness.Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (calcium pantothenate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin D3.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2735814). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, also passing all five

More oat cereal first, then the rest of the cereal aisle. Each passes all five checks.

Multi Grain Cheerios

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Ingredients as listed

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