Avoid

Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal

by Kellogg's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0038000225871 · Kellogg's · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0038000225871 · Serving size 1 1/3 cup (39 g)

The verdict

Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal by Kellogg's scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 41-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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 41 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

18/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

00225871 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-PART 44% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Frosted Hot Fudge · ±0 BOOK-OFF …225871 · July 2026

18 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 00225871 · 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: Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae · Nearest score peer is Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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. Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Baby shark berry fin tast…0/1002. Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae0/1003. Marshmallow Flavored With Marshmallows Cereal, Marshmallow: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Marshmallow Flavored With…0/1004. Froot Loops Flavor Toaster Pastries, Froot Loops: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Froot Loops Flavor Toaste…0/1005. Fantastic Fruit Flavored With Glittery Sparkles Cereal, Fantastic Fruit: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Fantastic Fruit Flavored …0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal (0/100 on 41 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal
0/100
Frosted Hot Fudge Sundae
0/100
Marshmallow Flavored With Marshmallows Cereal, Marshmallow
0/100
Froot Loops Flavor Toaster Pastries, Froot Loops
0/100
Fantastic Fruit Flavored With Glittery Sparkles Cereal, Fantastic Fruit
0/100

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. Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal scores 97.7 points below that category average (0/100 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

Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 41 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 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

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

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
Organic Marshmallow Flavored Bits
8
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
9
Corn Starch
10
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
11
Natural And Artificial Flavor
12
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
13
Or Less Of Oat Fiber
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Soluble Corn Fiber
16
Natural Flavor
17
Gum Arabic
18
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
19
Color Added
20
Turmeric Extract Color
21
Annatto Extract Color
22
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
23
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
24
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
25
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
26
Vitamin C
27
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
28
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
29
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Reduced Iron
31
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Vitamin B6
33
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Vitamin B2
35
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Vitamin B1
37
Thiamin Hydrochloride
38
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
Vitamin B12
41
Vitamin D3

Full Ingredient List

Corn flour blend (whole grain yellow corn flour, degerminated yellow corn flour), sugar, wheat flour, whole grain oat flour, dehydrated marshmallow flavored bits (sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, dextrose, natural and artificial flavor, gelatin), contains 2% or less of oat fiber, salt, soluble corn fiber, natural flavor, gum arabic, red 40, color added, turmeric extract color, annatto extract color, blue 1, yellow 6, yellow 5, red 3, bht for freshness. vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate), niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), 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

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal

Neighbours outside Kellogg's in the same lower screening band as Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kellogg's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Baby shark berry fin tastic with marshmallows flavored cereal's 5 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 0038000225871: 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.