Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz

Name: Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz
Brand: Kashi

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−99

aluminum−68

cadmium−19

lead−7

mercury−4

arsenic−1

Ingredients

−12

natural flavor−12

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−1

Packaging−1

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+17

Minimum score+17

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Aluminum8.09 ppmof 0.2 ppm

Over the limit — 40×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Cadmium18.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead3.6 ppbof 5 ppb

72% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury0.78 ppbof 2 ppb

39% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Arsenic0.823 ppbof 10 ppb

8% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz healthy?

Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz 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. 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 Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz?

Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz lists 4 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Wheat, Cane Sugar, Cinnamon and Natural Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz’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 Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz?

Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz 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 Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz organic?

Yes. Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 3.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 0.823 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 18.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 0.78 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal, 18 oz. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.