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INSTANT OATMEAL, PEACHES & CREAM

KROGER · 0/100 · Not approved

3 not-approved ingredients detected; 2 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.
Artificial Flavors Not approved Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds.
Mono- and Diglycerides Caution Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.
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 − 50×3 − 10×2 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Artificial Flavor -50 Undisclosed synthetic flavoring compounds; no transparency about composition.
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.
Mono- and Diglycerides -10 Often contain trans fats below the 0.5g labeling threshold.

Ingredients

rolled oatsSugar (Refined)flavored fruit piecesdehydrated applesArtificial FlavorCitric Acidannatto [for color]calcium stearate [flow agent]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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