Safe

Wheat Flakes

by Weis Quality

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041497537372 · Weis Quality. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041497537372 · Serving size 1.25 cup (40 g)

The verdict

Wheat Flakes by Weis Quality scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 30 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 30-component label is layered, beginning with Whole Wheat, Sugar, Salt. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 30 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.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

63/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

97537372 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Wheat Flakes label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-LAYERED 30 ing. REG-PART 43% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 14% LEAD-RARE Vitamin A PHOTO-FINISH Weis, wheat bran · ±0 BOOK-OFF …537372 · July 2026

13 of 30 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Vitamin A). Source sheet 97537372 · 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: Weis, wheat bran flakes, whole grain wheat cereal with bran · Nearest score peer is Weis, wheat bran flakes, whole grain wheat cereal with bran at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

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.

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. Wheat Flakes: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Wheat Flakes100/1002. Weis, wheat bran flakes, whole grain wheat cereal with bran: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Weis, wheat bran flakes, …100/1003. Weis, cocoa crunchies, sweetened corn cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Weis, cocoa crunchies, sw…100/1004. Bite Size Oven Toasted Corn Biscuit Cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Bite Size Oven Toasted Co…100/1005. Toasted Wholegrain Oat Cereal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Toasted Wholegrain Oat Ce…100/100
High-band neighbours for Wheat Flakes (100/100) outside Weis Quality.
Chart values as text

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

Wheat Flakes
100/100
Weis, wheat bran flakes, whole grain wheat cereal with bran
100/100
Weis, cocoa crunchies, sweetened corn cereal
100/100
Bite Size Oven Toasted Corn Biscuit Cereal
100/100
Toasted Wholegrain Oat Cereal
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Wheat Flakes lists 30 ingredients on its label

30 86th percentile a longer ingredient list than 86% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published 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

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 30 (86th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Whole Wheat
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
4
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
5
Natural Flavor
6
Trisodium Phosphate
7
Molasses. Vitamins And Minerals
8
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
9
Iron
10
Ferric Orthophosphate
11
Vitamin C
12
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
13
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
14
Palmitate
15
Vitamin E
16
Acetate
17
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Zinc
19
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
20
Vitamin B1
21
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Vitamin B6
23
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Cholecalciferol
26
Vitamin B2
27
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Vitamin B12
30
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

WHOLE WHEAT, SUGAR, SALT, CORN SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVOR, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MOLASSES. VITAMINS AND MINERALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE, IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE), VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), VITAMIN E (ACETATE), NIACINAMIDE, ZINC (ZINC OXIDE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN D (CHOLECALCIFEROL), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN).

High-score cross-brand comparables for Wheat Flakes

Neighbours outside Weis Quality with screening scores in the same high band as Wheat Flakes (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Weis Quality; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Wheat Flakes has a longer ingredient list than 86% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0041497537372: 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.