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Strawberry Banana Cheerios

by General Mills

Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0016000185166 · Serving size 1 cup (37 g)

The verdict

Strawberry Banana Cheerios by General Mills scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 35 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 35-component record, beginning with Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Corn Syrup. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
flagged ingredients of 35 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0016000185166
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

00185166 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Strawberry Banana Cheerios label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 35 ing. REG-PART 37% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-RARE Fruit Juice PHOTO-FINISH Strawberry Banana Cheerios · ±0 BOOK-OFF …185166 · July 2026

Strawberry Banana Cheerios screens 100/100 with 0 flagged of 35 parsed ingredients. 13 of 35 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fruit Juice). Derived index from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating; see methodology. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Strawberry Banana Cheerios (0 pts).

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Strawberry Banana Cheerios100/1002. Strawberry Banana Cheerios100/1003. Fruit Flavored Snacks100/1004. Fruit Flavored Snacks100/1005. Betty Crocker Sonic The H…100/100
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score for Strawberry Banana Cheerios (100/100 here).
Chart values as text

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

Strawberry Banana Cheerios
100/100
Strawberry Banana Cheerios
100/100
Fruit Flavored Snacks
100/100
Fruit Flavored Snacks
100/100
Betty Crocker Sonic The He…
100/100

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. Strawberry Banana Cheerios scores 2.3 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 97.7/100), so it is roughly typical 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

Strawberry Banana Cheerios lists 35 ingredients on its label

35 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,888 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,927 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,831 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,029 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,313 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,193 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,461 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,042 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,501 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,052 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,820 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,760 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,622 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,604 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,363 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,200 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,076 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 902 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 36–38: 644 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 540 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 1,666 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: 35 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,888 products (6%)
2–4
7,927 products (12%)
4–6
8,831 products (14%)
6–8
7,029 products (11%)
8–10
6,313 products (10%)
10–12
4,193 products (7%)
12–14
3,461 products (5%)
14–16
3,042 products (5%)
16–18
2,501 products (4%)
18–20
2,052 products (3%)
20–22
1,820 products (3%)
22–24
1,760 products (3%)
24–26
1,622 products (3%)
26–28
1,604 products (3%)
28–30
1,363 products (2%)
30–32
1,200 products (2%)
32–34
1,076 products (2%)
34–36
902 products (1%)
36–38
644 products (1%)
38–40
540 products (1%)
40 and above
1,666 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

1
Whole Grain Oats
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
4
Banana Puree
5
Corn Starch
6
Strawberry Puree
7
Canola
8
Sunflower Oil
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Tripotassium Phosphate
11
Color
12
Vegetable Juice
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
Color Additive
13
Fruit Juice
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Color Additive
14
Natural Flavor
15
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
16
Ascorbic Acid. Vitamin E
17
Mixed Tocopherols
18
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
19
Vitamin C
20
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
21
Iron And Zinc
22
Mineral Nutrients
23
B Vitamin
24
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Vitamin B6
26
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Vitamin B₁
28
Thiamin Mononitrate
29
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Palmitate
31
Vitamin B₂
32
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
34
Vitamin B12
35
Vitamin D3

Full Ingredient List

Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Banana Puree, Corn Starch, Strawberry Puree, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate, Color (vegetable juice, fruit juice), Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B₁ (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B₂ (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Breakfasts Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products Breakfast cereals Extruded cereals

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. 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.

Cross-brand products with similar screening profiles

Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Strawberry Banana Cheerios, both outside the General Mills brand so the neighborhoods are not catalog containment (the More-from block above stays brand-local).

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine 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 July 2026.

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