Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Bar

by Cinnamon Toast Crunch

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Bar by Cinnamon Toast Crunch receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.

Barcode
0016000455764
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 bar (40 g)

What the Data Says About

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Bar by Cinnamon Toast Crunch carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Bar 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

Composite safety metrics for Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Bar
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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

1
Whole Grain Oats
2
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
3
Whole Grain Wheat
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Canola Rice Flour
7
Rice Flour
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
Chicory Root Extract
10
Whole Corn Flour. Comins 2 % Or Less Of: Vegetable Glycerin
11
Whole Oat Flour
12
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Calcium Carbtte
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
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
16
Color
17
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
18
Annatto Extract
19
Cinnamon
20
Baking Soda
21
Trisodnphosphate
22
Natural Flavor
23
Iron And Zinc
24
Mineral Nutrients
25
A B Vitamin
26
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Tamti
28
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Vitamin B. Boflavin
30
Ab Vitamin
31
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
32
Ontis Wheat Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

whole grain oats, corn syrup, whole grain wheat, sugar, fructose, canola rice flour, rice flour, maltodextrin, chicory root extract, whole corn flour. comins 2 % or less of: vegetable glycerin, whole oat flour, wheat starch, calcium carbtte, salt, dextrose, color (caramel color, annatto extract), cinnamon, baking soda, trisodnphosphate, natural flavor, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), tamti (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b. boflavin), ab vitamin (folic acid) ontis wheat ingredients.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial