Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal scores 5/100 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 3g 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.

Trader Joe's Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal lists 24 ingredients, starting with Whole Wheat Flour, Cane Sugar, Rice Bran Oil, Fructose and Rice Flour. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

160 kcal per serving, or 400 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Trader Joe's Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Trader Joe's Crunchy Cinnamon Squares 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.