Caution

Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows

by Count chocula

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0016000432246 · Count chocula · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0016000432246 · Serving size 1 BAR (24 g)

The verdict

Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows by Count chocula scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 59 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 59-component record, beginning with Cereal, Whole Grain Corn, 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 59 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

43/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

70/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

00432246 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 59 ing. REG-PART 34% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Sorbitol PHOTO-FINISH Cinnamon Toast Crunch, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …432246 · July 2026

20 of 59 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sorbitol). Source sheet 00432246 · 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: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Treats, Milk'N Cereal Bars · Nearest score peer is Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Treats, Milk'N Cereal Bars at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chocolatey Cereal Bar Wit…70/1002. Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Treats, Milk'N Cereal Bars: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Tr…70/1003. Cheesecake Bar, Strawberry: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cheesecake Bar, Strawberry70/1004. Cheesecake bar: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cheesecake bar70/1005. Treats Bars, Chocolate Marshmallow: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Treats Bars, Chocolate Ma…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows (70/100 on 59 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows
70/100
Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Treats, Milk'N Cereal Bars
70/100
Cheesecake Bar, Strawberry
70/100
Cheesecake bar
70/100
Treats Bars, Chocolate Marshmallow
70/100

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. Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows scores 16.1 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows lists 59 ingredients on its label

59 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 59 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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 81,477 Snacks 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 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 59 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Cereal
2
Whole Grain Corn
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Corn Meal
5
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
6
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
7
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Canola Oil
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
11
Refiner's Syrup
12
Baking Soda
13
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
14
Tricalcium Phosphate
15
Zinc And Iron
16
Mineral Nutrients
17
Vitamin C
18
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
19
B Vitamin
20
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Vitamin B6
22
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Vitamin B2
24
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Vitamin B1
26
Thiamin Mononitrate
27
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Palmitate
29
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
30
Vitamin B12
31
Vitamin D3
32
Milk Chocolate Flavored Chip
33
Palm Kernel
34
Palm Oil
35
Nonfat Milk
36
Soy Lecithin
37
Vanilla Extract
38
Chocolate Flavored Crisp Rice
39
Rice Flour
40
Barley Malt Extract
41
Color Added
42
Bht To Retain Freshness
43
Marshmallow Bits
44
Corn Starch
45
Gelatin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
46
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
47
Artificial And Natural Flavor
48
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
49
Palm Kernel Oil
50
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
51
Whole Wheat Flour
52
Brown Rice Flour
53
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
54
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
55
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
56
Whole Oat Flour
57
Corn Flour
58
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
59
Natural And Artificial Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Cereal (Whole Grain Corn, Sugar, Corn Meal, Corn Syrup, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Fructose, Canola Oil, Salt, Caramel Color, Refiner'S Syrup, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor. Vitamins And Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Zinc And Iron (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), A B Vitamin (Niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), Vitamin A (Palmitate), A B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Milk Chocolate Flavored Chip (Sugar, Palm Kernel And/Or Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract), Chocolate Flavored Crisp Rice (Rice Flour, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Color Added, Bht To Retain Freshness), Fructose, Marshmallow Bits (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Modified Corn Starch, Gelatin, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Artificial And Natural Flavor, Blue 1), Palm Kernel Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Canola Oil, Whole Wheat Flour, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Nonfat Milk, Brown Rice Flour. Contains 2% Or Less Of: Glycerin, Calcium Carbonate, Maltodextrin, Sorbitol, Whole Oat Flour, Corn Flour, Salt, Color Added, Gelatin, Modified Wheat Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin.

Categories

Snacks

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows

Neighbours outside Count chocula near Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows's mid-band score (70/100). The 2 same-brand links above stay within Count chocula; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sorbitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 59-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sorbitol. Open Sorbitol
  • Compare Chocolatey Cereal Bar With Spooky-Fun Marshmallows's 2 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 0016000432246: 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.