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Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry

by Post

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0884912002303 · Post · Plant-based foods and beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0884912002303 · Serving size 0.75 cup (30 g)

The verdict

Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry by Post scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 41-component record, beginning with Rice, Sugar, Poppin' Pieces. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

0/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 41 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

8/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

12002303 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-PART 44% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Fruity Pebbles · ±0 BOOK-OFF …002303 · July 2026

18 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 12002303 · 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: Fruity Pebbles · Nearest score peer is Fruity Pebbles 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

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.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetene…0/1002. Fruity Pebbles: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Fruity Pebbles0/1003. Fruity Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Fruity Pebbles, Sweetened…0/1004. Sweetened rice cereal: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Sweetened rice cereal0/1005. Fruity pebbles, sweetened rice cereal natural and artificial flavors: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Fruity pebbles, sweetened…0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry (0/100 on 41 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry
0/100
Fruity Pebbles
0/100
Fruity Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal
0/100
Sweetened rice cereal
0/100
Fruity pebbles, sweetened rice cereal natural and artificial flavors
0/100

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. Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry scores 97.7 points below that category average (0/100 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

Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1,808 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 1,758 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 1,623 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1,606 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1,360 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,198 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,081 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 901 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 649 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 534 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 1,655 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 41 (98th 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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Rice
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Poppin' Pieces
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Corn Starch
6
Carbonated Crystals
7
Lactose
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
8
Corn Syrup Solids
9
Carbon Dioxide
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, PROPELLANT, SOLVENT
Safe GRAS
10
Rice Flour
11
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
12
Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
13
Corn Flour
14
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
15
Natural And Artificial Flavor
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Nonfat Yogurt Powder
18
Cultured Nonfat Milk
19
Soy Lecithin
20
Nonfat Dry Milk
21
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
22
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
23
Vegetable Oil
24
Coconut And Palm Kernel Oils
25
5% Of Natural And Artificial Flavor
26
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
27
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
28
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
29
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Reduced Iron
31
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Source Of Zinc
33
Vitamin B6
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Vitamin B2
37
Thiamin Mononitrate
38
Vitamin B1
39
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
Vitamin B12
41
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Rice, sugar, poppin' pieces [ powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), carbonated crystals (sugar, lactose, corn syrup solids, carbon dioxide), rice flour, dextrose, fractionated palm kernel oil, sugar, corn flour, calcium carbonate, natural and artificial flavor, salt, nonfat yogurt powder (cultured nonfat milk), soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk, yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake), hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut and palm kernel oils), salt, contains less than 0. 5% of natural and artificial flavor, red 40, red 3, blue 1, yellow 6. vitamins and minerals: niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide (source of zinc), vitamin b6, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Plant-based foods Cereals and potatoes Cereals and their products

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry

Neighbours outside Post in the same lower screening band as Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Post; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Poppin' Pebbles, Sweetened Rice Cereal With Poppin' Pieces, Burstin' Berry's 5 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 0884912002303: 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.