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STRAWBERRIES & CREAM FLAVORED INSTANT OATMEAL, STRAWBERRIES & CREAM

KROGER · 0/100 · Not approved

4 not-approved ingredients detected; 3 banned in at least one country

What we flagged

IngredientVerdictWhy
Sugar (Refined) Caution Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Artificial Flavor Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds; no transparency about composition.
Red 40 (Allura Red AC) Not approved Synthetic azo dye linked in studies to hyperactivity in children. Mandatory warning label in the EU.
Artificial Flavors Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Titanium Dioxide Not approved Banned as a food additive across the EU in 2022 after EFSA could not rule out genotoxicity from nanoparticles.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×4 − 10×1 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Artificial Flavor -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds; no transparency about composition.
Red 40 (Allura Red AC) -50 Synthetic azo dye linked in studies to hyperactivity in children. Mandatory warning label in the EU.
Artificial Flavors -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Titanium Dioxide -50 Banned as a food additive across the EU in 2022 after EFSA could not rule out genotoxicity from nanoparticles.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.

Ingredients

rolled oatsSugar (Refined)fruit piecesdehydrated applesArtificial Flavorcalcium stearate [flow agent]Citric AcidRed 40 (Allura Red AC)sodium sulfite [to promote color retention]corn syrup solidspalm oilSaltcalcium carbonateArtificial Flavorssodium caseinatemilk derivativedipotassium phosphatenfat milkmono-and diglyceridessodium aluminosilicateferric orthophosphatevitamin a palmitateniacinamideriboflavinTitanium Dioxidefor colorthiamine mononitratepyridoxine hydrochloridefolic acid

Diets this fits

Pescatarian

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