Smores treat bars count
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
Smores treat bars count by General Mills receives a safety score of 75/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Smores treat bars count by General Mills carries a composite safety score of 75/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Smores treat bars count 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 75/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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
Full Ingredient List
cereal (whole grain 16 servings per container baking soda, salt, dextrose, trisodium serving size 1 bar (30g) phosphate, natural flavor. vitamins wheat, cormn meal, sugar, brown sugar syrup, canola oil, honey, and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], iron amount per serving calories 130 and znc (mineral nutients), ab vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin bs % daily value pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin b, total fat 4g 5% [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], a b 10% vitamin [folic acid), vitamin b12, saturated fat 2g trans fat 0g cholesterol omg sodium 100mg vitamin d3), chocolate flavored 0% coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, cocoa 4% processed with alkali, soy lecithin, total carbohydrate 22g dietary fiber less than 1g total sugars 13g includes 12g added sugars 25% protein 1g 8% natural flavor), corn syrup, milk 2% chocolate flavored chips (sugar, palm kernel and/or palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), high fructose corn syrup, fructose, marshmallow bits (sugar, corn 2% syrup, modified corn starch, gelatin, vitamin d 0.5mcg calcium 190mg 15% natural and artificial flavor, sodium hexametaphosphate, blue 1), canola 8% oil, crisp rice (rice flour, sugar, iron 1.4mg potassium omg 0% barley malt extract, salt, caramel 4% color, mixed tocopherols added to vitamin a vitamin c preserve freshness), sugar. 2% contains 2 % or less of: glycerin, thiamin 8% | calcium carbonate, maltodextrin, 4% sorbitol, water, gelatin, salt, color, 4% soy lecithin, natural and artificial riboflavin niacin vitamin b6 flavor. 6% contains wheat, milk and 6% soy ingredients. folate (10mcg folic acid) vitamin b12
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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