Grain Berry Honey Nut Cereal

by Grain Berry

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Grain Berry Honey Nut Cereal by Grain Berry 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
08113845
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
30g

What the Data Says About

Grain Berry Honey Nut Cereal by Grain Berry 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, Grain Berry Honey Nut 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Grain Berry Honey Nut 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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Whole Grain Oats
2
Brown Sugar
3
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Sorghum Blend:
5
Hi-tannin Bran
6
Whole Grain Onyx
7
Corn Starch
8
Honey
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Tricalcium Phosphate
11
Tripotassium
12
Phosphate
13
Molasses
14
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Vitamin E
16
Added To Maintain Freshness
17
Almonds
18
Canola Oil. Vitamins&minerals: Calcium Carbonate
19
Iron & Zinc
20
Mineral Nutrients
21
Vitamin C
22
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
23
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
24
Acetate
25
Vitamin B3
26
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Palmitate
29
Vitamin B6
30
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
32
Vitamin B2
33
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Cholecalciferol
36
Vitamin B1
37
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Vitamin B12
39
Cycanocobalamin
40
Inc. P.o. Box 512 Cresskill
41
Nj 07626 For Recipes And More
42
Visit Us At Www.grainberry.com

Full Ingredient List

Whole Grain Oats, Brown Sugar, Wheat Starch, Sorghum Blend: (Hi-Tannin Bran, Whole Grain ONYX), Modified Corn Starch, Honey, Salt, Tricalcium Phosphate, Tripotassium, Phosphate, Molasses, Tocopherols (Vitamin E) Added To Maintain Freshness, Almonds, Canola Oil. Vitamins&Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron & Zinc (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid), Vitamin E (Acetate), Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide), Vitamin A (Palmitate), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), Folic Acid, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol), Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B12 (Cycanocobalamin) CONTAINS: Almonds and Wheat. MAY CONTAIN: Traces of Milk and Soy. Distributed by Silver Palate Kitchens, Inc. P.O. Box 512 Cresskill, NJ 07626 For recipes and more, visit us at www.grainberry.com

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