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Frosted Cheerios Cereal

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Barcode: 0016000503632 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000503632 (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

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

33 ingredients

Whole grain oats, sugar, oat bran, corn starch, corn syrup, salt, trisodium phosphate, brown sugar syrup, natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Ingredient: Flavouring
Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

Unprocessed or minimally processed foods

Processed culinary ingredients

Processed foods

Ultra processed foods

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Additives

E339 - Sodium phosphates

Sodium phosphates: Sodium phosphate is a generic term for a variety of salts of sodium -Na+- and phosphate -PO43−-. Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-, tri-, tetra-, and polyphosphates. Most of these salts are known in both anhydrous -water-free- and hydrated forms. The hydrates are more common than the anhydrous forms.
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E339iii - Trisodium phosphate

Sodium phosphates: Sodium phosphate is a generic term for a variety of salts of sodium -Na+- and phosphate -PO43−-. Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-, tri-, tetra-, and polyphosphates. Most of these salts are known in both anhydrous -water-free- and hydrated forms. The hydrates are more common than the anhydrous forms.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Added-to-preserve-freshness-vitamins-and-minerals, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, A-b-vitamins
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: Whole grain oats, sugar, oat bran, corn starch, corn syrup, salt, trisodium phosphate, brown sugar syrup, natural flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals (calcium carbonate), zinc, iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamins, vitamin b1, thiamin mononitrate, vitamin a (palmitate), 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: 4 - percent_max: 100

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 32.258064516129

oat bran -> en:oat-bran - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9640 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 32.258064516129

corn starch -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

corn syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

trisodium phosphate -> en:e339iii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

brown sugar syrup -> en:brown-sugar-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin e -> en:vitamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

mixed tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals -> en:added-to-preserve-freshness-vitamins-and-minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

zinc -> en:zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

mineral nutrients -> en:mineral-nutrients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin c -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

sodium ascorbate -> en:e301 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

a b vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

pyridoxine hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin b2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin b1 -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

thiamin mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin a -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

a b vitamins -> en:a-b-vitamins - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin b12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

vitamin d3 -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.3709677419355

Nutrition

Poor 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
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 5

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 9.6774193548387, rounded value: 9.68)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 6.4516129032258, rounded value: 6.45)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Negative points: 17

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1620, rounded value: 1620)

Sugars: 7 / 10 (value: 32.258064516129, rounded value: 32.26)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Sodium: 6 / 10 (value: 548.3870967742, rounded value: 548.4)

The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.

Nutritional score: (17 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (4.84%)
  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 high quantity (32.3%)
  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 (1.37%)
  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 pouch (31 g) (31 g))	Compared to: Breakfast cereals
Energy	1,620 kj (387 kcal)	502 kj (120 kcal)	-2%
Fat	4.839 g	1.5 g	-42%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
Carbohydrates	80.645 g	25 g	+23%
Sugars	32.258 g	10 g	+109%
Fiber	6.452 g	2 g	-14%
Soluble fiber	3 g	0.93 g	+8%
Proteins	9.677 g	3 g	-0%
Salt	1.371 g	0.425 g	+247%
Vitamin A	483.9 µg	150 µg	+57%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	19.4 mg	6.01 mg	+20%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	1 mg	0.31 mg	+4%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	1.371 mg	0.425 mg	+11%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.613 mg	0.5 mg	+31%
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	4.84 µg	1.5 µg	+43%
Potassium	258 mg	80 mg	-5%
Calcium	323 mg	100 mg	+99%
Phosphorus	323 mg	100 mg	+27%
Iron	14.52 mg	4.5 mg	+67%
Magnesium	103 mg	31.9 mg	+8%
Zinc	12.1 mg	3.75 mg	+144%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1 pouch (31 g) (31 g)

Environment

Eco-Score D - 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: 3.56 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	79.2 %
Processing	12.4 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

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Malus: -5

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 25/100)
Product: Frosted Cheerios Cereal

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 25/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

356 g CO² 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	62.8 %
Processing	21.6 %
Packaging	7.9 %
Transportation	7.1 %
Distribution	0.5 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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Frosted Cheerios Cereal