Concern

Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal

by Kellogg's

Scores 50/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 2 flagged ingredients identified.

Barcode 0038000208607 · Serving size 1 1/3 cup (39 g)

The verdict

Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal by Kellogg's scores 50/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 37 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 37-component record, beginning with Corn Flour Blend, Whole Grain Yellow Corn Flour, Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour. 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.

50/100
Concern safety score
2
flagged ingredients of 37 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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.

00208607 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 50/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 37 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Invert Sugar PHOTO-FINISH Orangeade · ±0 BOOK-OFF …208607 · July 2026

Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal screens 50/100 with 2 flagged of 37 parsed ingredients. 13 of 37 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Invert Sugar). Derived index from public OFF + FDA SAFFA + CSPI data — not an official FDA rating; see methodology. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Orangeade (0 pts).

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Strawberry birthday cake …50/1002. Orangeade50/1003. Holiday cereal50/1004. Applewood smoked cheddar …50/1005. Soda50/100
Nearest cross-brand products by ingredient screening score for Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal (50/100 here).
Chart values as text

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

Strawberry birthday cake s…
50/100
Orangeade
50/100
Holiday cereal
50/100
Applewood smoked cheddar w…
50/100
Soda
50/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal scores 47.7 points below that category average (50/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal lists 37 ingredients on its label

37 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,888 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,927 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,831 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,029 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,313 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,193 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,461 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,042 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,501 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,052 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,820 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,760 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,622 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,604 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,363 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,200 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,076 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 902 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 644 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 540 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 1,666 products (3%). Above this entry. 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: 37 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,888 products (6%)
2–4
7,927 products (12%)
4–6
8,831 products (14%)
6–8
7,029 products (11%)
8–10
6,313 products (10%)
10–12
4,193 products (7%)
12–14
3,461 products (5%)
14–16
3,042 products (5%)
16–18
2,501 products (4%)
18–20
2,052 products (3%)
20–22
1,820 products (3%)
22–24
1,760 products (3%)
24–26
1,622 products (3%)
26–28
1,604 products (3%)
28–30
1,363 products (2%)
30–32
1,200 products (2%)
32–34
1,076 products (2%)
34–36
902 products (1%)
36–38
644 products (1%)
38–40
540 products (1%)
40 and above
1,666 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

1
Corn Flour Blend
2
Whole Grain Yellow Corn Flour
3
Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Wheat Flour
6
Whole Grain Oat Flour
7
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
8
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
9
Or Less Of Oat Fiber
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Vegetable Oil
12
Organic Coconut
13
Soybean
14
Cottonseed
15
Soluble Corn Fiber
16
Natural Flavor
17
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
18
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Turmeric Extract Color
20
Annatto Extract Color
21
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
22
Bht For Freshness
23
Vitamin C
24
Sodium Ascorbate And Ascorbic Acid
25
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Reduced Iron
27
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Vitamin B6
29
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Vitamin B2
31
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Vitamin B1
33
Thiamin Hydrochloride And Thiamin Mononitrate
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
36
Vitamin B12
37
Vitamin D3

Full Ingredient List

Corn flour blend (whole grain yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn flour), sugar, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, maltodextrin, invert sugar, contains 2% or less of oat fiber, salt, vegetable oil (hydrogenated coconut, soybean and/or cottonseed), soluble corn fiber, degerminated yellow corn flour, natural flavor, cornstarch, red 40, turmeric extract color, annatto extract color, blue 1, bht for freshness, color added. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid), niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride and thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. 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.

Cross-brand products with similar screening profiles

Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Strawberry birthday cake sweetened multigrain cereal, both outside the Kellogg's brand so the neighborhoods are not catalog containment (the More-from block above stays brand-local).

Product data from Open Food Facts; additive safety from the FDA SAFFA inventory and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details. Compiled by PlainFoodSafe

Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.

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