Great value, honey nut spins, sweetened toasted oat cereal

by Great Value

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Great value, honey nut spins, sweetened toasted oat cereal by Great Value 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
0078742075242
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.75 cup (30 g)

What the Data Says About

Great value, honey nut spins, sweetened toasted oat cereal by Great Value 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, Great value, honey nut spins, sweetened toasted oat cereal 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Great value, honey nut spins, sweetened toasted oat cereal
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 D OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Whole Oat Flour
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
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
5
Honey
6
Brown Sugar
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Wheat Germ
9
Tricalcium Phosphate
10
Tripotassium Phosphate
11
Molasses
12
Color
13
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
14
Almonds
15
Preservative
16
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
17
Canola Oil. Vitamins & Minerals: Calcium Carbonate
18
Vitamin C
19
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
20
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
21
Iron
22
Ferrous Fumarate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
23
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Palmitate
25
Zinc
26
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Vitamin B1
30
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Vitamin B6
32
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Cholecalciferol
35
Vitamin B2
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
38
Vitamin B12
39
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Whole oat flour, sugar, wheat starch, modified cornstarch, honey, brown sugar, salt, wheat germ, tricalcium phosphate, tripotassium phosphate, molasses, color (caramel), almonds, preservative (tocopherols), canola oil. vitamins & minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid), iron (ferrous fumarate), vitamin a (palmitate), zinc (zinc oxide), niacin (niacinamide), vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin d (cholecalciferol), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), folic acid, vitamin b12, (cyanocobalamin).

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Seeds Cereals and their products Cereal grains Oat Honey-nut-toasted-oats Toasted-oats

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