Caution

Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla

by Western Family

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0015400172820 · Western Family · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0015400172820 · Serving size 0.75 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla by Western Family scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 31 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 31-component record, beginning with Rice, Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 31 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00172820 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 31 ing. REG-PART 39% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG BHT PHOTO-FINISH Rocky Road Ice · ±0 BOOK-OFF …172820 · July 2026

12 of 31 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHT). Source sheet 00172820 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Rocky Road Ice Cream · Nearest score peer is Rocky Road Ice Cream at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Western family, healthy m…85/1002. Rocky Road Ice Cream: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Rocky Road Ice Cream85/1003. Distinct Selection, Peach Iced Tea: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Distinct Selection, Peach…85/1004. Shur Saving, Luncheon Loaf: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Shur Saving, Luncheon Loaf85/1005. Sucralose: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sucralose85/100
High-band neighbours for Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla (85/100) outside Western Family.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla
85/100
Rocky Road Ice Cream
85/100
Distinct Selection, Peach Iced Tea
85/100
Shur Saving, Luncheon Loaf
85/100
Sucralose
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla scores 12.7 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Plant-based foods and beverages products

Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla lists 31 ingredients on its label

31 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 31 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 31 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Rice, whole grain wheat, sugar, honey coated sliced almonds (dry roasted almonds, sugar, honey, maltodextrin, salt, bht [a preservative]), wheat bran, soluble wheat fiber, salt, corn syrup, malt syrup, natural and artificial flavor, bht (a preservative). vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), alpha tocopherol acetate (vitamin e), reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products

High-score cross-brand comparables for Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla

Neighbours outside Western Family with screening scores in the same high band as Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Western Family; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHT is the first flagged ingredient selected from Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 31-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHT. Open BHT
  • Compare Western family, healthy mornings, crunchy rice cereal and wheat flakes, almonds & vanilla's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0015400172820: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.