Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal

Name: Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal
Brand: Chex

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Breakdown

Processed · 2 contaminants flagged · 13 ingredients to watch

Includes lab results from its product family: Rice Chex

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−73

arsenic−58

cadmium−15

Ingredients

−46

vitamin e (mixed tocopherols)−4

iron and zinc (mineral nutrients)−4

vitamin c (sodium ascorbate)−4

a b vitamin (niacinamide)−4

vitamin b2 (riboflavin)−4

8 more deductions−26

Processing

−5

NOVA 3: processed−5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+24

Minimum score+24

Final score0

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Rice 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.

Arsenic188 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 19×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Rice Chex Gluten-Free Cereal, Family Size, 18 oz

Cadmium10.4 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.1×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Rice Chex Gluten-Free Cereal, Family Size, 18 oz

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Rice Chex Gluten-Free Cereal, Family Size, 18 oz

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Rice Chex Gluten-Free Cereal, Family Size, 18 oz

Ingredients · 17

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Common questions

Is Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal healthy?

Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal scores 0/100 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, Rice 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 Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal?

Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal lists 17 ingredients, starting with Wholegrain Rice, Vitamin e (Mixed Tocopherols), Iron and Zinc (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin c (Sodium Ascorbate) and a b Vitamin (Niacinamide). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal’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 Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal?

Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal 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 Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal 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 Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal organic?

Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal is not certified organic in our data.

Has Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Whole grain rice, sugar, salt, molasses; no cocoa or cinnamon (includes blueberry/strawberry flavors)) with the other products in its family, Rice 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 Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal contain heavy metals?

Chex Gluten Free Rice Breakfast Cereal itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 188 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Rice Chex Gluten-Free Cereal, Family Size, 18 oz and cadmium at 10.4 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Rice Chex Gluten-Free Cereal, Family Size, 18 oz. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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