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Basic breakfast cereal - General Mills

Basic breakfast cereal - General Mills

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Barcode: 0016000157644 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000157644 (UPC / UPC-A)

Packaging: Bag, Paper-box

Brands: General Mills

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

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

26 ingredients

Whole Grain Wheat, Corn Meal, Sugar, Raisins, Rice Flour, Almond Pieces, Brown Sugar Syrup, Glycerin, Whole Grain Oats, Dried Cranberries, Salt, Corn Syrup, Palm Kernel Oil, Brown Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Dextrose, Honey, Color (caramel color and annatto extract), Cinnamon, Soy Lecithin, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)

Allergens: Gluten, Soybeans

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E322 - Lecithins

Additive: E422 - Glycerol

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Dextrose

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Glucose
Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

Unprocessed or minimally processed foods

Processed culinary ingredients

Processed foods

Ultra processed foods

The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.

→ Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

E306 - Tocopherol-rich extract

E322 - Lecithins

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

E322i - Lecithin

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

E422 - Glycerol

Glycerol: Glycerol -; also called glycerine or glycerin; see spelling differences- is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. The glycerol backbone is found in all lipids known as triglycerides. It is widely used in the food industry as a sweetener and humectant and in pharmaceutical formulations. Glycerol has three hydroxyl groups that are responsible for its solubility in water and its hygroscopic nature.
Source: Wikipedia

E500 - Sodium carbonates

Sodium carbonates (E500) are compounds commonly used in food preparation as leavening agents, helping baked goods rise by releasing carbon dioxide when they interact with acids.

Often found in baking soda, they regulate the pH of food, preventing it from becoming too acidic or too alkaline. In the culinary world, sodium carbonates can also enhance the texture and structure of foods, such as noodles, by modifying the gluten network.

Generally recognized as safe, sodium carbonates are non-toxic when consumed in typical amounts found in food.

E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as E500ii, is a food additive commonly used as a leavening agent.

When added to recipes, it releases carbon dioxide gas upon exposure to heat or acids, causing dough to rise and resulting in a light, fluffy texture in baked goods.

It is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by regulatory authorities when used in appropriate quantities and poses no significant health risks when consumed in typical food applications.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm kernel oil

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Honey

Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E

The analysis is based solely on the ingredients listed and does not take into account processing methods.

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Whole Grain Wheat, Corn Meal, Sugar, Raisins, Rice Flour, Almond Pieces, Brown Sugar Syrup, Glycerin, Whole Grain Oats, Cranberries, Salt, Corn Syrup, Palm Kernel Oil, Brown Sugar, Barley Malt Extract, Dextrose, Honey, Color (caramel color, annatto), Cinnamon, Soy Lecithin, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)
Whole Grain Wheat -> en:whole-wheat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9010 - percent_min: 4.34782608695652 - percent_max: 100

Corn Meal -> en:cornmeal - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9615 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12

Raisins -> en:raisin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13046 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12

Rice Flour -> en:rice-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9520 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12

Almond Pieces -> en:almonds-pieces - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15041 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12

Brown Sugar Syrup -> en:brown-sugar-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12

Glycerin -> en:e422 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12

Whole Grain Oats -> en:wholemeal-oat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9310 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

Cranberries -> en:cranberry - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13113 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Corn Syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Palm Kernel Oil -> en:palm-kernel-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Brown Sugar -> en:brown-sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31017 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Barley Malt Extract -> en:barley-malt-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Dextrose -> en:dextrose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Honey -> en:honey - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31008 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Color -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

caramel color -> en:e150a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

annatto -> en:e160b - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.135

Cinnamon -> en:cinnamon - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Soy Lecithin -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Baking Soda -> en:e500ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Natural Flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Vitamin E -> en:vitamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

mixed tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.27

Nutrition

Average nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fiber is not specified, their possible positive contribution to the grade could not be taken into account.

⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 9
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 2

Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 4, rounded value: 4)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 9.16440217391305, rounded value: 9.2)

Negative points: 5

Energy: 2 / 10 (value: 837, rounded value: 837)

Sugars: 2 / 10 (value: 12, rounded value: 12)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 1, rounded value: 1)

Sodium: 1 / 10 (value: 108, rounded value: 108)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Nutritional score: (5 - 2)

Nutri-Score:
→ Learn more about the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (2%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in low quantity (1%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Sugars in moderate quantity (12%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
  
  Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
  
  Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- Salt in low quantity (0.27%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	Compared to: Breakfast cereals
Energy	837 kj (200 kcal)	-49%
Fat	2 g	-76%
Saturated fat	1 g	-49%
Carbohydrates	44 g	-33%
Sugars	12 g	-22%
Fiber	?
Proteins	4 g	-59%
Salt	0.27 g	-32%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	9.164 %

Environment

Eco-Score E - Very high environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 45/100)

Category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements

PEF environmental score: 0.63 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 3.56 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	79.2 %
Processing	12.4 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5

⚠ ️ The origins of the ingredients of this product are not indicated.

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Ingredients that threatens species
Malus: -10

Contains palm oil

Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.

Packaging with a medium impact

Malus: -11

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Box	Paper		Low
Bag	Unknown		High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: E (Score: 19/100)
Product: Basic breakfast cereal - General Mills

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -26

Final score: 19/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

356 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	62.8 %
Processing	21.6 %
Packaging	7.9 %
Transportation	7.1 %
Distribution	0.5 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

Packaging parts

Box (Paper)
Bag

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight
Paper or cardboard

Basic breakfast cereal - Recycling instructions and/or packaging information

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
Missing origins of ingredients information

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Threatened species

Contains palm oil
Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan

Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.

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