Count chocula mini treats
Contains 2 flagged ingredients
Count chocula mini treats by General Mills receives a safety score of 70/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients 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
Count chocula mini treats by General Mills carries a composite safety score of 70/100, 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 2 flagged ingredients 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, Count chocula mini treats 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 | 70/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 2 | 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 com, sugar, com meal, com syrup, cocoa processed with akal sugar.com candla oil, caramel color, sat, fructose, refiner's sing, baking soda, natural favor. vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, calcium caborate, temin c sodium ascorbate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide, vitamin b pynobune hydrochlonde, vitamin b (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a palmitate), vitamin s, (inboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b, vitamin d.), chocolate flavored coating sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, nontat milk, cocoa processed with alkali, soy lecithin, natural plavor), com syrup, chocolate flavored chips (sugar, palm kemel andior paima, a processed with alkali, nonfat milk, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), chocolate flavored crisp rice ce four, cocoa processed with alkali, sugar, malt extract, salt, caramel color, 9-t to retain freshness), warshmallow bits (sugar, com syrup, modified com starch, gelatin, natural and artificial favor, sodium hexametaphosphate, blue 1), fructose, high fructose com syrup, sugar, canola oil, whole wheat flour, calcium carbonate, brown rice flour. contains 2% or less of: vegetable glycerin, maltodextrin, cocoa processed with alkali, sorbitol, whole cat flour, yellow com flour, caramel color, salt, gelatin, modified wheat starch, natural and artificial favor iron 0.7mg 4% contains milk, soy, and wheat ingredients. dist, by general mills sales, inc., minneapolis, mn 55440 usa contains bioengineered food ingredients la more at ask generalmils.com
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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