Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal

Name: Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal
Brand: Kellogg's

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 9 contaminants flagged · 7 ingredients to avoid

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−126

aluminum−52

arsenic−14

cadmium−14

aminomethylphosphonic acid−10

lead−10

3 smaller deductions−26

Ingredients

−59

palm kernel oil−10

natural and artificial flavor−10

red 40−10

yellow 6−9

blue 1−9

9 more deductions−11

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

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.

Cadmium41 ppbof 5 ppb

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

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)

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

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

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.

Aminomethylphosphonic Acid

Confirmed by lab testing

Chlormequat1.25 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Paraquat4.22 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

DiquatNDnone found

Not detected

Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal healthy?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor 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. 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 Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal lists 16 ingredients, starting with Cocoa, Iodized Salt, Palm Kernel Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavor and Red 40. 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 Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor 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 Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal?

Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast 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 Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal compare to other cereal?

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

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

Has Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal been lab tested?

Yes. 10 substances in Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 13.5 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 71.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 41 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 5.48 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Does Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal contain glyphosate?

Yes. A lab detected glyphosate at 7.38 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Chocolatey Flavor Breakfast Cereal. That reading is under its limit. Its breakdown product was also found: AMPA (detected, no amount reported). Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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