Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free

Name: Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free
Brand: Lucky Charms

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 8 ingredients to avoid

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−32

glyphosate−32

Ingredients

−85

corn syrup−12

yellow 5−11

yellow 6−11

blue 1−11

red 40−11

16 more deductions−29

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Packaging

−1

Packaging−1

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+28

Minimum score+28

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

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

Glyphosate400 ppbof 160 ppb

Over the limit — 2.5×EWG 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.

Ingredients · 29

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	388.89 kcal	140 kcal
Fat	4.17 g	1.5 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	83.33 g	30 g
Sugars	33.33 g	12 g
Fiber	5.56 g	2 g
Protein	8.33 g	3 g
Sodium	0.61 g	0.22 g

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Common questions

Is Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free healthy?

Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free 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. Per serving it carries 2g fiber, 3g protein and 12g sugar. 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 Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free?

Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free lists 29 ingredients, starting with Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Whole Grain Corn, Corn Syrup and Corn Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free?

140 kcal per serving, or 389 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free’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 Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free?

Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free compare to other cereal?

At 0/100 Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free 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 Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free organic?

Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free is not certified organic in our data.

Has Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free contain glyphosate?

Yes. A lab detected glyphosate at 400 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Lucky Charms Breakfast Cereal Gluten-Free. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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