General Mills, Cheerios, Milk 'N Cereal Bars, Hone Nut, Hone Nut
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
General Mills, Cheerios, Milk 'N Cereal Bars, Hone Nut, Hone Nut by General mills 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.
What the Data Says About
General Mills, Cheerios, Milk 'N Cereal Bars, Hone Nut, Hone Nut by General mills 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, General Mills, Cheerios, Milk 'N Cereal Bars, Hone Nut, Hone Nut 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. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| 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 | E | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Cereal (Crisp Rice [Rice Flour, Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Caramel Color], Whole Grain Oats, Textured Soy Flour, Sugar, Oat Bran, Corn Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Honey, Brown Sugar Syrup, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Tripotassium Phosphate, Canola And/Or Rice Bran Oil, Zinc And Iron [Mineral Nutrients], Vitamin C [Sodium Ascorbate], A B Vitamin [Niacinamide], Vitamin B6 [Pyridoxine Hydrochloride], Vitamin B2 [Riboflavin], Natural Almond Flavor, Vitamin B1 [Thiamin Mononitrate], Vitamin A [Palmitate], A B Vitamin [Folic Acid], Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3), Corn Syrup, Milk Filling (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil, Lactose, Nonfat Milk, Dried Sweetened Condensed Milk [Sugar, Milk], Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Tbhq And Citric Acid Added To Retain Freshness), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Isolated Soy Protein, Palm Oil, Glycerin, Tricalcium Phosphate, Water, Rice Bran And/Or Canola Oil, Sorbitol, Soy Lecithin, Caramel And Annatto Extract Color, Sugar, Gelatin, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Iron And Zinc (Mineral Nutrients), Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Vitamin A (Palmitate), A B Vitamin (Niacinamide), Vitamin D3, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate), A B Vitamin (Folic Acid), Mono And Diglycerides, Vitamin B12. Bht And Mixed Tocopherols Added To Retain Freshness.
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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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