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Cheerios Breakfast Cereal

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Available product data from USDA FoodData Central, explained with JFS scoring transparency.

Barcode 00016000189522CerealScoring basis: per 100 g
Cheerios Breakfast Cereal package
JFS Rating76/100 · Better choice
Why this rating

What shaped 76/100

Stronger-scoring JFS factorsFiber · Saturated fat
Lower-scoring JFS factorsCalorie density · Sodium

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Sodium487 mg
Lower is better · weight 20% · per 100 g
Lower is better · weight 18% · per 100 g
Lower is better · weight 14% · per 100 g
Lower energy density scores better · weight 10% · per 100 g
Fiber10.3 g
Higher is better · weight 10% · per 100 g
Protein12.8 g
Higher is better · weight 8% · per 100 g
Rewards simpler ingredient lists; processing signals are not toxicity claims · weight 20% · ingredient list
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Ingredients

Ingredient information

Whole Grain Oats, Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness.Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B1 (thiamin mononitrate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

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