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Chex Corn Chex

Corn Chex

28Avoid

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Corn Chex
This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium6.81 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 1.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: General Mills Corn Chex
ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: General Mills Corn Chex
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: General Mills Corn Chex
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: General Mills Corn Chex

Ingredients · 17

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Common questions

Is Chex Corn Chex healthy?

Chex Corn Chex scores 28/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Corn Chex. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Chex Corn Chex?

Chex Corn Chex lists 17 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Corn, Vitamin e, Iron and Zinc, Vitamin c and a b Vitamin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Chex Corn Chex contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Chex Corn Chex’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Chex Corn Chex?

Chex Corn Chex is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Chex Corn Chex compare to other cereal?

At 28/100 Chex Corn Chex scores worse than most cereal we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cereal is Lovebird Grain Free Honey Breakfast Cereal at 100/100.

Is Chex Corn Chex organic?

Chex Corn Chex is not certified organic in our data.

Has Chex Corn Chex been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Whole grain corn, corn meal, sugar, corn starch; no rice, cocoa or nuts (includes Honey Nut)) with the other products in its family, Corn Chex, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Chex Corn Chex contain heavy metals?

Chex Corn Chex itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected cadmium at 6.81 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in General Mills Corn Chex. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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