Post
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Post, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Post averages 75.2/100 across the 180 of 283 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 63.3% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 75.2/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 180 scored products
- 283
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 63.3%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 90.3%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 283 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Sweetened Rice Cereal; Rice cereal value size; Post; 63.3% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 75.2/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 180 of 283 tracked Post records (63.6%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 103 cannot be screened, so the 75.2/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Post
Post: 283 products tracked, 180 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 75.2/100, 63.3% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 63.6% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Post's 63.3% flagged share is 45.3 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Post processing intensity
Post's NOVA-classified set is 175 products: 90.3% ultra-processed (Group 4, 158 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 158. That ultra-processed share sits 12 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Post shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Post concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (149, 91% of this top-five); Snacks (7); Dietary supplements (4); Beverages (2); Breakfasts (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 134 | 77.8/100 | 62.7% |
| Snacks | 6 | 43.3/100 | 66.7% |
| Beverages | 2 | 95/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Post's 63.3% flagged share is measured across 180 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Post flagged share vs large-brand cohort
63.3% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
63% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (75.2/100) summarizes 180 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Post product score distribution
Brand average 75.2/100 across 180 scored products
75 26th percentile sits above 26% of the 180 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0–10
- 28 scored products (16%)
- 20–30
- 9 scored products (5%)
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 40–50
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 60–70
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 8 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 17 scored products (9%)
- 90–100
- 47 scored products (26%)
- 100 and above
- 66 scored products (37%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Post relies most on Caramel Coloring, an industry staple
Across the 180 Post products scored here, Caramel Coloring appears in 52. It is used by 3,551 other brands in this database (10.1% of them), so its presence says more about the category than about this brand. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Post products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Coloring | 52 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Yellow 5 | 43 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 40 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 1 | 38 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 30 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| BHT | 16 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
| Blue 2 | 9 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Titanium Dioxide | 6 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Post records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (29 ingredients and 0/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 29 ingredients
- Median score
- 0/100
The outlined point is Sweetened Rice Cereal, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (6). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- Sweetened Rice Cereal: 31 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Rice cereal value size: 31 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Post: 31 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Fruity pebbles fruit sweetened rice cereal: 15 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 6 flagged.
- Fruity Pebbles Treats: 38 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry: 41 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Marshmallow Fruity Pebbles: 34 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Fruity Pebbles: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Fruity Pebbles: 28 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Marshmallow Fruity Pebbles: 19 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- fruity pebbles: 30 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- marshmallow mateys: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruity Pebbles: 29 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Cereal: 28 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Cereal: 29 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Sour Patch Kids: 29 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Marshmallow fruity pebbles: 32 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Dunkin caramel macchiato: 35 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Dunkin donuts mocha latte: 33 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Caramel macchiato: 20 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruity pebbles crisps: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruity Pebble Crisps: 12 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Marshmallow fruity pebbles: 33 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruity Pebbles: 27 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Magic fruity pebbles: 25 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Magic Fruity Pebbles: 26 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Marshmallow fruity pebbles: 37 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- MaltOMeal Berry Colossal Crunch: 33 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 4 flagged.
- Fruity pebbles candy bar: 39 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- tootie fruities: 23 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sweetened Rice Cereal: 24 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sweetened rice cereal with marshmallows: 31 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Sweetened Rice Cereal With Marshmallows: 31 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Banana pudding cereal: 28 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Halloween Fruity Pebbles: 29 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruity Pebbles Crunch’d: 29 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Fruity Pebbles Crunched: 24 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- fruity pebbles cereal and candy: 35 resolved ingredients, 35/100, 3 flagged.
- Honey Ohs!: 33 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- Granola chips: 19 resolved ingredients, 45/100, 3 flagged.
- marshmallow mateys: 26 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Golden cereal: 26 resolved ingredients, 60/100, 2 flagged.
- Mega Stud Oreo O’s: 44 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Post, breakfast bowls: 16 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cocoa Pebbles: 23 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Honey Bunches of Oats Honey Roasted: 19 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cocoa Pebbles: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Waffle Crisp: 19 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cocoa Pebbles: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Honey Roasted Honey Bunches Of Oats: 19 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
Products by Post
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 233 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Post: closest on tracked product count (283 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (75.2/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Post food safe? ▼
Post has an average safety score of 75/100 across the 180 of 283 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 63.3% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Post products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 283 Post products. 180 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 103 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Post catalog? ▼
Post has 175 NOVA-classified products; 90.3% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 158 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Post catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Post concentrates in Plant-based foods and beverages (149, 91% of this top-five); Snacks (7); Dietary supplements (4); Beverages (2); Breakfasts (2).
Does Post use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Post items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Post profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with Sweetened Rice Cereal, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (6) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Caramel Coloring appears in 52 scored Post products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Post's 75.2/100 average and 63.3% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
