Safe

Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix

by General Mills Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0016000298286 · General Mills Inc. · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0016000298286 · Serving size 28g

The verdict

Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix by General Mills Inc. scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 50 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 50-component record, beginning with Cinnamon Toast Crunch Tm Cereal, 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 50 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

65/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

00298286 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 50 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Chex Party Mix · ±0 BOOK-OFF …298286 · July 2026

13 of 50 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 00298286 · 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: Chex Party Mix Seasoning Packet · Nearest score peer is Chex Party Mix Seasoning Packet 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cinnamon Toast Crunch rem…95/1002. Chex Party Mix Seasoning Packet: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chex Party Mix Seasoning …95/1003. Sweet & crunchy corn puffs: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sweet & crunchy corn puffs95/1004. Peanut butter cocoa crumle protein bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Peanut butter cocoa cruml…95/1005. Cheerios cereal bar: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cheerios cereal bar95/100
High-band neighbours for Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix (95/100) outside General Mills Inc..
Chart values as text

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

Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix
95/100
Chex Party Mix Seasoning Packet
95/100
Sweet & crunchy corn puffs
95/100
Peanut butter cocoa crumle protein bar
95/100
Cheerios cereal bar
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix scores 8.9 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong 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

Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix lists 50 ingredients on its label

50 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% 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%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 50 (99th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 50 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Tm Cereal
2
Whole Grain Wheat
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Rice Flour
5
Canola
6
Sunflower Oil
7
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
9
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Cinnamon
12
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
13
Trisodium Phosphate
14
Soy Lecithin
15
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
16
Vitamin C
17
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
18
Iron And Zinc
19
Mineral Nutrients
20
B Vitamin
21
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Vitamin Bɛ
23
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Vitamin B
25
Thiamin Mononitrate
26
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Palmitate
28
Vitarmnin B2
29
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
31
Vitamin B-2
32
Vitamin Dg. Bht Added To Preserve Freshness
33
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros™ Cereal
34
Niacinamidel
35
B Vitamin ſFolic Acid
36
Vitamin Bz
37
Vitamin De. Bht Added To Preserve Freshness
38
Vanilla Chex™tm Cereal
39
Whole Grain Rice
40
Rice
41
Rice Fiber
42
Molasses
43
Natural Flavor
44
Vitamin Bą
45
Vitamin Bạ
46
Vitamin B12
47
Vitamin De. Vitamin E
48
Mixed Tocopherols
49
Added To Preserve Freshness
50
Soy And Wheat Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

Cinnamon Toast Crunch TM Cereal (whole grain wheat, sugar, rice flour, canola and/or sunflower oil, fructose, maltodextrin, dextrose, salt, cinnamon, calcium carbonate, trisodium phosphate, soy lecithin, caramel color, vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], a b vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin bɛ [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin b; [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], vitarmnin b2 [riboflavin], a b vitamin [folic acid], vitamin b-2, vitamin dg. BHT added to preserve freshness), Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros™ Cereal (whole grain wheat, sugar, rice flour, canola and/or sunflower oil, cinnamon, salt, dextrose, calcium carbonate, trisodium phosphate, soy lecithin, vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], a b vitamin [niacinamidel], vitamin b; [pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b, [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], vitamin b [riboflavin], a b vitamin ſfolic acid), vitamin bz, vitamin de. BHT added to preserve freshness), Vanilla Chex™TM Cereal (whole grain rice, rice, sugar, canola and/or sunflower oil, salt, rice fiber, calcium carbonate, molasses, natural flavor, iron and zinc [mineral nutrients], vitamin c [sodium ascorbate], a b vitamin [niacinamide], vitamin bą [riboflavin], vitamin bạ [pyridoxine hydrochloride], vitamin b [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin a [palmitate], a b vitamin [folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin de. Vitamin e (mixed tocopherols] added to preserve freshness). CONTAINS SOY AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Snacks Breakfasts Cereals and potatoes Sweet snacks Cereals and their products Breakfast cereals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix

Neighbours outside General Mills Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix (95/100 here). No other General Mills Inc. products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 50-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Cinnamon Toast Crunch remix'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 0016000298286: 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.