Graduates for toddlers apple cinnamon cereal bar

by Gerber

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Graduates for toddlers apple cinnamon cereal bar by Gerber receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0015000013615
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Graduates for toddlers apple cinnamon cereal bar by Gerber carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Graduates for toddlers apple cinnamon cereal bar is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Graduates for toddlers apple cinnamon cereal bar
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Crust
2
Enriched Flour
3
Wheat Flour
4
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Reduced Iron
6
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
7
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
8
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Whole Grain Oats
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
12
Tapioca Syrup
13
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
14
Whole Wheat Flour
15
Tricalcium Phosphate
16
Scy Lecithin
17
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
18
Potassium Bicarbonate
FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
19
Nrtural Flavor
20
Filling
21
Apples
22
Water
23
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
24
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
25
Cellulose Gel
26
Cellulose Gum
27
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
28
Molasses
29
Natural Flavor
30
Cinnamon
31
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
32
Sunflower Lecithin
33
Vitamins And Minerals: Zinc Sulfate
34
Vitamin E
35
Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
36
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
A B Vitamin
38
Iron
39
Electrolytic
40
Vitamin B1
41
Thiamine Monontrate
42
Vitamin B6
43
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Vitamin B2
45
Vitamin B12
46
Wheat
47
Soy

Full Ingredient List

crust (enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], whole grain oats, sugar, high oleic sunflower oil, tapioca syrup, invert sugar, whole wheat flour, tricalcium phosphate, scy lecithin, salt, potassium bicarbonate, nrtural flavor), filling (invert sugar, dried apples, sugar, water, modified cornstarch, glycerin, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, citric acid, molasses, salt, natural flavor, cinnamon, xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin), vitamins and minerals: zinc sulfate, vitamin e (alpha tocopheryl acetate), niacinamide (a b vitamin), iron (electrolytic), vitamin b1 (thiamine monontrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b12 contains: wheat, soy

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial