Avoid

Rice krispies

by Kellogg's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0038000288296 · Kellogg's · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0038000288296 · Serving size 1 serving (11 g)

The verdict

Rice krispies by Kellogg's scores 35/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 33 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 33-component record, beginning with Tamin On 0.3mg 0% Boflavin 6% Plate 30mcg Dfe 8%, 20mcg Folic Acid, Dv. 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.

35/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 33 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0038000288296
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

27/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

35/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00288296 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Rice krispies label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 35/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 33 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 16% LEAD-FLAG Blue 2 PHOTO-FINISH Pop-tarts crisps · ±0 BOOK-OFF …288296 · July 2026

12 of 33 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Blue 2). Source sheet 00288296 · 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: Pop-tarts crisps · Nearest score peer is Pop-tarts crisps 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Rice krispies: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Rice krispies35/1002. Pop-tarts crisps: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pop-tarts crisps35/1003. Pillsbury Raspberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pillsbury Raspberry Toast…35/1004. Toaster Strudel pastries: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Toaster Strudel pastries35/1005. Pillsbury Cream Cheese and Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count: 35/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Pillsbury Cream Cheese an…35/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Rice krispies (35/100 on 33 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Rice krispies
35/100
Pop-tarts crisps
35/100
Pillsbury Raspberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count
35/100
Toaster Strudel pastries
35/100
Pillsbury Cream Cheese and Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 6 Count
35/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Rice krispies scores 51.1 points below that category average (35/100 vs. 86.1/100), 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 Snacks products

Rice krispies lists 33 ingredients on its label

33 84th percentile a longer ingredient list than 84% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 33 (84th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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 81,477 Snacks 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 35/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 33 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Tamin On 0.3mg 0% Boflavin 6% Plate 30mcg Dfe 8%
2
20mcg Folic Acid
3
Dv
4
Toasted Rice Cereal
5
Rice
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Malt Flavor
9
Cinamide
10
Iron
11
Vitamin B2
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
14
Corn Rup
15
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
16
Vegetable Oil
17
Soybean
18
Palm And M Kernel Oil With Tbhq For Freshness
19
Corn Syrup Solids. Ntains 2% Or Less Of Vegetable Glycerin
20
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
21
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
22
Tural And Artificial Flavors
23
Milk
24
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
25
Y Lecithin
26
Datem
Emulsifier
Safe
27
Acetylated Monoglycerides
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Red Yellow 6
30
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
31
Carnauba Wax
32
Blue 2
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Bht For Freshness. Ontains Milk And Soy Ingredients

Full Ingredient List

tamin on 0.3mg 0% boflavin 6% plate 30mcg dfe 8% (20mcg folic acid) potassium omg 0% niacin 4% the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for eneral nutrition advice. redients: toasted rice cereal (rice, sugar, salt, malt flavor, cinamide, iron, vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), corn rup, fructose, sugar, vegetable oil (soybean, palm and m kernel oil with tbhq for freshness), corn syrup solids. ntains 2% or less of vegetable glycerin, dextrose, gelatin, tural and artificial flavors (contains milk), salt, cornstarch, y lecithin, datem, acetylated monoglycerides, yellow 5, red yellow 6, blue 1, carnauba wax, blue 2, bht for freshness. ontains milk and soy ingredients.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Bars Cereal bars

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Rice krispies

Neighbours outside Kellogg's in the same lower screening band as Rice krispies (35/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Kellogg's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Blue 2 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Rice krispies's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 33-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Blue 2. Open Blue 2
  • Compare Rice krispies's 3 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 0038000288296: 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.