Caution

Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal

by Ralston Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0791669198978 · Ralston Foods · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0791669198978 · Serving size 35 g

The verdict

Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal by Ralston Foods scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 19 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The 19-component label is layered, beginning with Peaches, Cream S Nutrition Facts N Serving Size 1 Packet, 35g. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 19 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

69198978 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-LAYERED 19 ing. REG-PART 37% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-MID Len top 24% LEAD-FLAG Titanium Dioxide PHOTO-FINISH Lightly Sweetened Vanilla · ±0 BOOK-OFF …198978 · July 2026

7 of 19 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Titanium Dioxide). Source sheet 69198978 · 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: Lightly Sweetened Vanilla Flavored Rice & Wheat Flakes With Almonds · Nearest score peer is Lightly Sweetened Vanilla Flavored Rice & Wheat Flakes With Almonds 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Fruit and cream variety p…85/1002. Lightly Sweetened Vanilla Flavored Rice & Wheat Flakes With Almonds: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Lightly Sweetened Vanilla…85/1003. Dark Chocolate Peanuts: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Dark Chocolate Peanuts85/1004. Dark Chocolate Almonds: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Dark Chocolate Almonds85/1005. Yogurt Raisins: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Yogurt Raisins85/100
High-band neighbours for Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal (85/100) outside Ralston Foods.
Chart values as text

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

Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal
85/100
Lightly Sweetened Vanilla Flavored Rice & Wheat Flakes With Almonds
85/100
Dark Chocolate Peanuts
85/100
Dark Chocolate Almonds
85/100
Yogurt Raisins
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 78,450 products we've scored in the Plant-based foods and beverages category, the average safety score is 97.7/100. Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal scores 12.7 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 97.7/100), 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 Plant-based foods and beverages products

Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal lists 19 ingredients on its label

19 76th percentile a longer ingredient list than 76% of the 63,434 products we track

0–2: 3,907 products (6%). Below this entry. 2–4: 7,921 products (12%). Below this entry. 4–6: 8,845 products (14%). Below this entry. 6–8: 7,032 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 6,320 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 4,190 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3,449 products (5%). Below this entry. 14–16: 3,051 products (5%). Below this entry. 16–18: 2,493 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 2,053 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Above this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Plant-based foods and beverages 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

63,434 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 19 (76th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3,907 products (6%)
2–4
7,921 products (12%)
4–6
8,845 products (14%)
6–8
7,032 products (11%)
8–10
6,320 products (10%)
10–12
4,190 products (7%)
12–14
3,449 products (5%)
14–16
3,051 products (5%)
16–18
2,493 products (4%)
18–20
2,053 products (3%)
20–22
1,808 products (3%)
22–24
1,758 products (3%)
24–26
1,623 products (3%)
26–28
1,606 products (3%)
28–30
1,360 products (2%)
30–32
1,198 products (2%)
32–34
1,081 products (2%)
34–36
901 products (1%)
36–38
649 products (1%)
38–40
534 products (1%)
40 and above
1,655 products (3%)

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 63,434 Plant-based foods and beverages products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

peaches , cream s nutrition facts n serving size 1 packet (35g) servings per container 4 se se an amount per serving 130 ca 20 calories 20 20 calories from fat % daily value* 3% to e* total fat 2g saturated fat 0,5g trans fat 0g 4% polyunsaturated fat 0,5g monounsaturated fat 0,5g 0% cholesterol omg 6 sodium 140mg 3% potassium 115mg 8% total carbohydrate 27g dietary fiber 2g soluble fiber less than 1g 0% c 6% se 3% p 9% to 8% 9% sugars 11g protein 3g vitamin a 20% • vitamin c 0% • iron 20% •thiamin 20% • niacin 20% calcium 10% vitamin d 20% riboflavin 20% vitamin b6 20% folate 20% m 8% phosphorus 10% • magnesium 8% p ,sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, titanium dioxide, mono , diglycer ), niacinamide*, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride***, riboflavin* , diglycerides, turmeric ,annatto extracts for color, artificial flavor), blu r ded 40 piscsrv 96

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Breakfasts Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products Breakfast cereals

High-score cross-brand comparables for Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal

Neighbours outside Ralston Foods with screening scores in the same high band as Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ralston Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Titanium Dioxide is the first flagged ingredient selected from Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 19-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Titanium Dioxide. Open Titanium Dioxide
  • Compare Fruit and cream variety pack oatmeal's 1 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 0791669198978: 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.