cereal bar
cereal bar by Vital, Walmart 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.
What the Data Says About
cereal bar by Vital, Walmart 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, cereal bar 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
| 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
Full Ingredient List
mixed berry filling (invert sugar, corn syrup, apple puree facts concentrate, sugar, glycerin, modified corn starch, strawberry puree concentrate, blueberry puree concentrate, sodium alginate, red raspberry puree concentrate, methylcellulose, citric acid, blueberry 1 bar (37g) juice concentrate, raspberry juice concentrate, strawberry juice concentrate, fruit and vegetable juice for color [carrot and hibiscus concentrates], malic acid, monocalcium phosphate, natural flavor, dicalcium phosphate), whole grain rolled oats, whole grain wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil blend (canola, palm, palm kernel), invert sugar, sugar, glycerin, contains less than 2% of: whey, calcium carbonate, corn syrup solids, honey, wheat bran, salt, potassium bicarbonate (leavening), sorbitan monostearate, vital wheat gluten, corn starch, xanthan gum, vitamin a palmitate, reduced iron, thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin b,), riboflavin (vitamin b,), niacin (niacinamide), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b,), folic acid, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b), 9% zinc oxide, dicalcium phosphate, natural flavors, molasses, utrition ervings per container ving size unt per serving lories 130 % daily value* fat 39 4% urated fat 1g 5% ns fat 0g 0% esterol omg um 85mg 4% carbohydrate 24g tary fiber 1g contains milk and wheat, al sugars 12g distibuted by: walmart inc,, bentonville, ar 72716 6,
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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