Strawberry Multigrain Cereal Bars

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Strawberry Multigrain Cereal Bars receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0077204002970
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Strawberry Multigrain Cereal Bars carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Strawberry Multigrain Cereal Bars 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 Strawberry Multigrain Cereal Bars
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Wheat Flour
2
Ferrous Fumarate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
3
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
4
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
5
Riboflavin And Folic Acid
6
Vegetable Oil
7
Palm Oil
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Whole Wheat Flour
10
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Modified Con Starch
12
Iodized Salt
13
Leavening
14
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
15
Aluminium And Sodium Sulfate
16
Corn Starch
17
Monocalcium Bicarbonate
18
Emulsifier Monostearate
19
Glyceryl Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Sodium Stearoyl-2-lactilate
21
Calcium Sulphate
22
Soy Lecithin. Filling: High Fructose Corn Syrup
23
Sucrose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
GRAS
24
Apple
25
Strawberry
26
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
27
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
28
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
29
Tricalcium Phosphate
30
Salf
31
Artificial Flavor
32
Artificial Color
33
Fd&c Red No.40
34
Caramel Color Ciass Iv
35
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
36
Preservative
37
Wheat
38
Peanut
39
Tree Thiamin Mononitrate
40
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
41
Ammonium R
42
Propylene Glycol Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

wheat flour (ferrous fumarate, zinc oxide, niacinamide, riboflavin and folic acid), vegetable oil (palm oil), sugar, whole wheat flour, high fructose corn syrup, con starch, iodized salt, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, aluminium and sodium sulfate, corn starch, monocalcium bicarbonate), emulsifier monostearate, glyceryl monostearate, sodium stearoyl-2-lactilate, calcium sulphate), soy lecithin. filling: high fructose corn syrup, sucrose, apple (27%), strawberry (7%), glycerin, corn starch, pectin, citric acid, tricalcium phosphate, salf, artificial flavor, artificial color (fd&c red no.40), caramel color ciass iv, sodium benzoate (preservative). contains: wheat, sulfites and soy. produced in an equipment that also process products containing milk, peanut and/or tree thiamin mononitrate, calcium sulfate, ammonium r (propylene glycol phosphate,

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