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Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon

by Meijer

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0886926045857 · Meijer · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0886926045857 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon by Meijer scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 57 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 57-component record, beginning with Apple Cinnamon Filling, Sugar, Fructose. 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.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 57 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

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

80/100

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.

26045857 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 57 ing. REG-PART 42% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Fructose PHOTO-FINISH Freerange Snack Co, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …045857 · July 2026

24 of 57 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Fructose). Source sheet 26045857 · 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: Freerange Snack Co, Jelly Beans · Nearest score peer is Freerange Snack Co, Jelly Beans 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.

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. Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Meijer, cereal bars, appl…80/1002. Freerange Snack Co, Jelly Beans: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Freerange Snack Co, Jelly…80/1003. Classic gravy mix: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Classic gravy mix80/1004. Energy Drink: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Energy Drink80/1005. Laura lynn, hot cocoa mix: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Laura lynn, hot cocoa mix80/100
High-band neighbours for Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon (80/100) outside Meijer.
Chart values as text

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

Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon
80/100
Freerange Snack Co, Jelly Beans
80/100
Classic gravy mix
80/100
Energy Drink
80/100
Laura lynn, hot cocoa mix
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon scores 6.1 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 86.1/100), 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 Snacks products

Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon lists 57 ingredients on its label

57 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Snacks 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

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 57 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

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 81,477 Snacks 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 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 57 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Apple Cinnamon Filling
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Pineapple Puree
5
Glucose
6
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
7
Glycerine
8
Apple Powder
9
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
10
Vegetable Shortening
11
Soybean Oil
12
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
13
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
16
Sodium Citrate
17
Calcium Citrate
FIRMING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
18
Artificial Flavors
19
Cinnamon
20
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
21
Preservative
22
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
23
Oats
24
Whole Wheat Flour
25
Vegetable Shortening
26
Palm Oil
27
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
Water
29
Milk
30
Wheat Bran
31
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
32
Iodized Salt
33
Soy Lecithin
34
Baking Soda
35
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
36
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
37
Vitamin C
38
Vitamin E
39
Ferrous Fumarate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
Iron
41
Vitamin A
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
45
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
46
Pyridoxine Hcl
47
Vitamin B6
48
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
49
Vitamin B2
50
Thiamin Mononitrate
51
Vitamin B1
52
Cyanocobalamin
53
Vitamin B12
54
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
55
Artificial Flavor
56
Ammonium Bicarbonate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
57
Monocalcium Phosphate

Full Ingredient List

Apple cinnamon filling [sugar, fructose, pineapple puree, glucose, modified tapioca starch, glycerine, apple powder, pectin, hydrogenated vegetable shortening (soybean oil), cellulose, malic acid, salt, caramel color, sodium citrate, calcium citrate, artificial flavors, cinnamon, sodium benzoate (preservative), sucralose], oats, whole wheat flour, vegetable shortening (palm oil), high fructose corn syrup, sugar, water, soybean oil, glycerine, milk, wheat bran, calcium carbonate, iodized salt, soy lecithin, baking soda, xanthan gum, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), vitamin e, ferrous fumarate (iron), vitamin a, niacinamide (niacin), zinc oxide, potassium iodide, pyridoxine hcl (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), folic acid, artificial flavor, ammonium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate.

Other products containing Apple Cinnamon Filling

Apple Cinnamon Filling is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon

Neighbours outside Meijer with screening scores in the same high band as Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Meijer; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Fructose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 57-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Fructose. Open Fructose
  • Compare Meijer, cereal bars, apple cinnamon's 2 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 0886926045857: 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.