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Cheerios toasted whole grain oat cereal

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Cheerios toasted whole grain oat cereal

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Barcode:
0016000141599(EAN / EAN-13) 016000141599 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Cheerios

Brand owner: GENERAL MILLS SALES INC.

Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Breakfasts, Cereals and potatoes, Cereals and their products, Breakfast cereals, Extruded cereals

Countries where sold: United States

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Health

Nutrition

Nutri-Score C
Average nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
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  The score from A to E is calculated based on nutrients and foods to favor (proteins, fiber, fruits, vegetables and legumes ...) and nutrients to limit (calories, saturated fat, sugars, salt). The score is calculated from the data of the nutrition facts table and the composition data (fruits, vegetables and legumes).
  
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Negative points: 11/55
- Energy
  4/10 points (1510kJ)
  
  Energy intakes above energy requirements are associated with increased risks of weight gain, overweight, obesity, and consequently risk of diet-related chronic diseases.
- Sugar
  1/15 points (5.56g)
  
  A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
- Saturated fat
  0/10 points (0g)
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
- Salt
  6/20 points (1.25g)
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Positive points: 5/10
- Fiber
  5/5 points (16.7g)
  
  Consuming foods rich in fiber (especially whole grain foods) reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
- Fruits, vegetables and legumes
  0/5 points (0%)
  
  Consuming foods rich in fruits, vegetables and legumes reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
- Details of the calculation of the Nutri-Score
  
  ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
  
  This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
  
  Points for proteins are not counted because the negative points greater than or equal to 11.
  
  Nutritional score: 6 (11 - 5)
  
  Nutri-Score: C

Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (6.94%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in low quantity (0%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Sugars in moderate quantity (5.56%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
  
  Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
  
  Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- Salt in moderate quantity (1.25%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (1.0 container (36.0 g))	Compared to: Extruded cereals
Energy	1,510 kj (361 kcal)	544 kj (130 kcal)	-7%
Fat	6.94 g	2.5 g	+70%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Monounsaturated fat	7.72 g	2.78 g	+739%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.72 g	2.78 g	+908%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
Carbohydrates	75 g	27 g	-2%
Sugars	5.56 g	2 g	-69%
Added sugars	2.78 g	1 g	-87%
Fiber	16.7 g	6 g	+212%
Soluble fiber	8.33 g	3 g	+201%
Proteins	13.9 g	5 g	+77%
Salt	1.25 g	0.45 g	+54%
Vitamin A	0.003 µg	0.001 µg	-100%
Vitamin D	10 µg	3.6 µg	+129%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0.047 mg	0.017 mg	-100%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	0.006 mg	0.002 mg	-99%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	0.006 mg	0.002 mg	-100%
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	0 µg	0 µg	-100%
Potassium	667 mg	240 mg	+247%
Calcium	333 mg	120 mg	+34%
Iron	32.2 mg	11.6 mg	+182%
Magnesium	0.308 mg	0.111 mg	-100%
Zinc	0.036 mg	0.013 mg	-99%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1.0 container (36.0 g)

Ingredients

30 ingredients

whole grain oats, corn starch, sugar, salt, tripotassium phosphate, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness,vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3,

Food processing

Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

Ingredient: Salt

Ingredient: Starch

Ingredient: Sugar
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Unprocessed or minimally processed foods

Processed culinary ingredients

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Ultra-processed foods

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Additives

E340 - Potassium phosphates

Potassium phosphate: Potassium phosphate is a generic term for the salts of potassium and phosphate ions including: Monopotassium phosphate -KH2PO4- -Molar mass approx: 136 g/mol- Dipotassium phosphate -K2HPO4- -Molar mass approx: 174 g/mol- Tripotassium phosphate -K3PO4- -Molar mass approx: 212.27 g/mol-As food additives, potassium phosphates have the E number E340.
Source: Wikipedia

E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate

Potassium phosphate: Potassium phosphate is a generic term for the salts of potassium and phosphate ions including: Monopotassium phosphate -KH2PO4- -Molar mass approx: 136 g/mol- Dipotassium phosphate -K2HPO4- -Molar mass approx: 174 g/mol- Tripotassium phosphate -K3PO4- -Molar mass approx: 212.27 g/mol-As food additives, potassium phosphates have the E number E340.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Added-to-preserve-freshness, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, A-b-vitamins
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, Vitamin C, A-b-vitamin, Thiamin, A-b-vitamins, Vitamin b12
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Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, Vitamin C, A-b-vitamin, Thiamin, A-b-vitamins, Vitamin b12
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en: whole grain oats, corn starch, sugar, salt, tripotassium phosphate, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), iron, zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamins, vitamin b6, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin a (palmitate), vitamins, vitamin b1, thiamin mononitrate, a b vitamins, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3
whole grain oats -> en:wholemeal-oat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9310 - percent_min: 18.19 - percent_max: 100

corn starch -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.56

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

tripotassium phosphate -> en:e340iii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamin e -> en:vitamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

mixed tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

added to preserve freshness -> en:added-to-preserve-freshness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

zinc -> en:zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

mineral nutrients -> en:mineral-nutrients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamin c -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

sodium ascorbate -> en:e301 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

a b vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

pyridoxine hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamin a -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamin b1 -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

thiamin mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

a b vitamins -> en:a-b-vitamins - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamin b12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

vitamin d3 -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

Environment

Green-Score E - Very high environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 45/100)

Category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements

PEF environmental score: 0.63 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 3.50 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	78.9 %
Processing	12.6 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

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Malus: -15

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Green-Score for this product

Impact for this product: E (Score: 25/100)
Product: Cheerios toasted whole grain oat cereal

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -15

Final score: 25/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

350 g CO₂e per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	68.8 %
Processing	15.3 %
Packaging	8.0 %
Transportation	7.3 %
Distribution	0.6 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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Product added on April 23, 2020, 5:19:33 PM CEST by org-database-usda
Last edit of product page on April 23, 2024, 3:57:52 PM CEST by macrofactor.
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Cheerios toasted whole grain oat cereal

Cheerios toasted whole grain oat cereal

Matching with your preferences

Health

Nutrition

Nutri-Score C

Discover the new Nutri-Score!

What is the Nutri-Score?

Negative points: 11/55

Energy

Sugar

Saturated fat

Salt

Positive points: 5/10

Fiber

Fruits, vegetables and legumes

Details of the calculation of the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels

Fat in moderate quantity (6.94%)

Saturated fat in low quantity (0%)

Sugars in moderate quantity (5.56%)

Salt in moderate quantity (1.25%)

Nutrition facts

Ingredients

30 ingredients

Food processing

Processed foods

Additives

E340 - Potassium phosphates

E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

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Vegan status unknown

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Vegetarian status unknown

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Details of the analysis of the ingredients

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Environment

Green-Score E - Very high environmental impact

Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 45/100)

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information

No ingredients that threaten species

Missing packaging information for this product

Green-Score for this product

Impact for this product: E (Score: 25/100)

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

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