Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal

Cocoa Krispies Cereal

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 9 contaminants flagged · 3 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Cocoa Krispies

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−152

aluminum−52

aminomethylphosphonic acid−20

chlormequat−16

paraquat−16

arsenic−14

3 smaller deductions−34

Ingredients

−33

soybean and/or cottonseed−19

dextrose−5

malt flavor−5

rice−2

cocoa processed with alkali−1

chocolate−1

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+95

Minimum score+95

Final score0

Contaminants · 10

5 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Cocoa Krispies

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Aluminum32.6 ppmof 0.2 ppm

Over the limit — 163×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.

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Cadmium41 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 8.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Arsenic71.5 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 7.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Mercury5.48 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 2.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Lead13.5 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Glyphosate7.38 ppbof 160 ppb

5% of the limitEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Aminomethylphosphonic Acid

Confirmed by lab testing

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Chlormequat1.25 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Paraquat4.22 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

DiquatNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal healthy?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies 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, Cocoa Krispies. 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 Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal lists 7 ingredients, starting with Rice, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate, Dextrose and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies 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 Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies 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 Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal organic?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal is not certified organic in our data.

Has Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Rice cereal with cocoa and chocolate coating) with the other products in its family, Cocoa Krispies, 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 Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal contain heavy metals?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies 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 71.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal, cadmium at 41 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal, lead at 13.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal and mercury at 5.48 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Does Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal contain glyphosate?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected AMPA (detected, no amount reported) in Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal and glyphosate at 7.38 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal. 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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