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Multi Grain Cheerios - General Mills

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Barcode: 11883296

Brands: General Mills, Cheerios

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

Labels, certifications, awards: No gluten

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

43 ingredients

whole grain oats, whole grain corn, sugar, corn starch, whole grain rice, corn bran, whole grain sorghum, whole grain millet, 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), ab vitamin (calcium pantothenate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochlo - ride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b (thiamin mononitrate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin à (palmitate), vitamin d3,

Food processing

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

Additive: E150c - Ammonia caramel

Ingredient: Colour
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Additives

E150c - Ammonia caramel

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.
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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.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-corn, Whole-grain-sorghum, Whole-grain-millet, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Ab-vitamin, Pyridoxine-hydrochlo, Ride, Vitamin-b, A-b-vitamins
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-corn, Whole-grain-sorghum, Whole-grain-millet, Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin C, Ab-vitamin, Pyridoxine-hydrochlo, Ride, Vitamin-b, Thiamin mononitrate, A-b-vitamins, Folic acid, Vitamin b12
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Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-corn, Whole-grain-sorghum, Whole-grain-millet, Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin C, Ab-vitamin, Pyridoxine-hydrochlo, Ride, Vitamin-b, Thiamin mononitrate, A-b-vitamins, Folic acid, Vitamin b12
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: whole grain oats, whole grain corn, sugar, corn starch, whole grain rice, corn bran, whole grain sorghum, whole grain millet, brown sugar syrup, salt, tripotassium phosphate, color (caramel color, annatto), vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), iron, zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), ab vitamin (calcium pantothenate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochlo, ride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamins, vitamin b, thiamin mononitrate, a b vitamins, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin à (palmitate), vitamin d3
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whole grain corn -> en:whole-grain-corn - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

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

whole grain rice -> en:brown-rice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9102 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

corn bran -> en:maize-bran - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9641 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

whole grain sorghum -> en:whole-grain-sorghum - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

whole grain millet -> en:whole-grain-millet - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

brown sugar syrup -> en:brown-sugar-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

tripotassium phosphate -> en:e340iii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9.09090909090909

color -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

caramel color -> en:e150a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

annatto -> en:e160b - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.16666666666667

vitamin e -> en:vitamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.69230769230769

mixed tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.69230769230769

added to preserve freshness -> en:added-to-preserve-freshness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.14285714285714

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.66666666666667

minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.25

calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.25

iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.88235294117647

zinc -> en:zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.55555555555556

mineral nutrients -> en:mineral-nutrients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.55555555555556

a b vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.26315789473684

niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.26315789473684

vitamin c -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

sodium ascorbate -> en:e301 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

ab vitamin -> en:ab-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.76190476190476

calcium pantothenate -> en:calcium-pantothenate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.76190476190476

vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.54545454545455

pyridoxine hydrochlo -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochlo - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.54545454545455

ride -> en:ride - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.27272727272727

vitamin b2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.34782608695652

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.34782608695652

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.16666666666667

vitamin b -> en:vitamin-b - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4

thiamin mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.84615384615385

a b vitamins -> en:a-b-vitamins - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.7037037037037

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.57142857142857

vitamin b12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.44827586206897

vitamin à -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.33333333333333

palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.33333333333333

vitamin d3 -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.2258064516129

Nutrition

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Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	Compared to: Breakfast cereals
Fat	?
Saturated fat	?
Carbohydrates	?
Sugars	?
Fiber	?
Proteins	?
Salt	?
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

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: Multi Grain Cheerios - General Mills

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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Last edit of product page on January 31, 2023, 7:47:57 PM CET by wolfgang8741.
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Multi Grain Cheerios - General Mills