Crunch Berries Treats with Rice Crisps

by Cap'n Crunch's

10
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 4 flagged ingredients

Crunch Berries Treats with Rice Crisps by Cap'n Crunch's receives a safety score of 10/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 ingredients 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
0030000572726
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Crunch Berries Treats with Rice Crisps by Cap'n Crunch's carries a composite safety score of 10/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 4 flagged ingredients 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, Crunch Berries Treats with Rice Crisps 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 Crunch Berries Treats with Rice Crisps
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 10/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 4 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
Colored And Flavored Cereal
2
Corn Flour
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Oat Flour
5
Brown Sugar
6
Palm Oil
7
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Sodium Citrate
10
Natural And Artificial Flavor
11
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
12
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
13
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
14
Reduced Iron
15
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Niacinamide&quot
17
Thiamine Mononitrate*
18
BHT
Caution GRAS
19
To Preserve Freshness
20
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride&quot
21
Riboflavin&quot
22
Folic Acid&quot
23
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
24
Colored Rice Crisps
25
Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour
26
Corn Syrup Solids
27
Inulin
Other
Safe
28
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
29
Palm Kernel Oil. Confains 2% Or Less Of: Soybean Oil
30
Canola Oil
31
Natural Flavor
32
Nonfat Dry Milk
33
Milk Powder
34
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Soy Lecithin
36
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Vanilla. *One Of The B Vitamins
38
Milk And Soy Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

colored and flavored cereal (corn flour, sugar, oat flour, brown sugar, palm oil and/or coconut oil, salt, sodium citrate, natural and artificial flavor, malic acid, red 40, blue 1, reduced iron, yellow 5, niacinamide", thiamine mononitrate*, bht (to preserve freshness), pyridoxine hydrochloride", riboflavin", folic acid"), corn syrup, colored rice crisps (whole grain brown rice flour, sugar, salt, red 40, blue 1, yellow 5), corn syrup solids, sugar, inulin, glycerin, palm kernel oil. confains 2% or less of: soybean oil, palm oil, canola oil, natural flavor, nonfat dry milk, milk powder, whey, soy lecithin, salt, tocopherols (to preserve freshness), vanilla. *one of the b vitamins contains milk and soy 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