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Cheerios Veggie Blend

by Cheerios

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0016000200043 · Cheerios. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0016000200043 · Serving size 1 portion (44 g)

The verdict

Cheerios Veggie Blend by Cheerios scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 71 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 71-component record, beginning with Whole Grain Oats, Corn Meal, 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 71 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0016000200043
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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00200043 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cheerios Veggie Blend label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 71 ing. REG-SPARSE 14% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-RARE Vitamin A PHOTO-FINISH Frosted Lemon Cherios · ±0 BOOK-OFF …200043 · July 2026

10 of 71 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Vitamin A). Source sheet 00200043 · 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: Frosted Lemon Cherios · Nearest score peer is Frosted Lemon Cherios at the same screening score.

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.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Cheerios Veggie Blend: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cheerios Veggie Blend100/1002. Frosted Lemon Cherios: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Frosted Lemon Cherios100/1003. Chex Cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chex Cereal100/1004. Nature Valley Savory Nut Crunch Smoky BBQ: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Nature Valley Savory Nut …100/1005. Savory Nut Crunch White Cheddar: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Savory Nut Crunch White C…100/100
High-band neighbours for Cheerios Veggie Blend (100/100) outside Cheerios.
Chart values as text

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

Cheerios Veggie Blend
100/100
Frosted Lemon Cherios
100/100
Chex Cereal
100/100
Nature Valley Savory Nut Crunch Smoky BBQ
100/100
Savory Nut Crunch White Cheddar
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Cheerios Veggie Blend lists 71 ingredients on its label

71 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 71 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Whole Grain Oats
2
Corn Meal
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Organic Sweet Potato Powder
5
Corn Starch
6
Carrot Powder
7
Canola
8
Sunflower Oil
9
Strawberry Puree
10
Concentrated Apple Puree
11
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
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Spinach Powder
14
Color
15
Fruit And Vegetable Juice
16
Annatto Extract
17
Tripotassium Phosphate
18
Natural Flavor. Vitamin E
19
Mixed Tocopherols
20
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
21
Iron And Zinc
22
Mineral Nutrients
23
Vitamin C
24
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
25
B Vitamin
26
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Vitamin B6
28
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Vitamin B₁
30
Thiamin Mononitrate
31
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Palmitate
33
Vitamin B2
34
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
36
Vitamin B12
37
Avena Integral
38
Harina De Maíz
39
Azúcar
40
Camote En Polvo
41
Almidón De Maíz
42
Zanahoria En Polvo
43
Aceite De Canola Y/o Girasol
44
Puré De Fresas
45
Puré De Manzana
46
Jarabe De Maíz
47
Sal
48
Espinaca En Polvo
49
Jugo De Frutas Y Verduras
50
Extracto De Achiote
51
Fosfato Tripotásico
52
Saborizante Natural. Vitamina E
53
Tocoferoles Mezclados
54
Carbonato De Calcio
55
Hierro Y Zinc
56
Nutrientes Minerales
57
Vitamina C
58
Ascorbato De Sodio
59
Vitamina A B
60
Niacinamida
61
Vitamina B
62
Clorhidrato De Piridoxina
63
Vitamina B₁
64
Mononitrato De Tiamina
65
Vitamina A
66
Palmitato
67
Vitamina B2
68
Riboflavina
69
áCido Fólico
70
Vitamina B12
71
Vitamina D3

Full Ingredient List

whole grain oats, corn meal, sugar, sweet potato powder, corn starch, carrot powder, canola and/or sunflower oil, strawberry puree, apple puree, corn syrup, salt, spinach powder, color (fruit and vegetable juice, annatto extract), tripotassium phosphate, natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), 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. ingredientes: avena integral, harina de maíz, azúcar, camote en polvo, almidón de maíz, zanahoria en polvo, aceite de canola y/o girasol, puré de fresas, puré de manzana, jarabe de maíz, sal, espinaca en polvo, color (jugo de frutas y verduras, extracto de achiote), fosfato tripotásico, saborizante natural. vitamina e (tocoferoles mezclados) añadida para preservar la frescura. vitaminas y minerales: carbonato de calcio, hierro y zinc (nutrientes minerales), vitamina c (ascorbato de sodio), vitamina a b (niacinamida), vitamina b, (clorhidrato de piridoxina), vitamina b₁ (mononitrato de tiamina), vitamina a (palmitato), vitamina b2 (riboflavina), vitamina a b (ácido fólico), vitamina b12, vitamina d3.

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cheerios Veggie Blend

Neighbours outside Cheerios with screening scores in the same high band as Cheerios Veggie Blend (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cheerios; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Cheerios Veggie Blend has a longer ingredient list than 100% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

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

Barcode 0016000200043: 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.