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Fruity pebbles, sweetened rice cereal natural and artificial flavors

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Barcode: 0884912004635 (EAN / EAN-13) 884912004635 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Fruity Pebbles

Brand owner: Post Foods, LLC

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

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

35 ingredients

rice, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut and palm kernel oils), salt, contains less than 0,5% of natural and artificial flavor, red 40, yellow 6, turmeric oleoresin (color), blue 1, yellow 5, blue 2, bha (to help protect flavor), vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (source of vitamin c), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), 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

Food processing

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

Additive: E102 - Tartrazine

Additive: E110 - Sunset yellow FCF

Additive: E129 - Allura red

Additive: E132 - Indigotine

Additive: E133 - Brilliant blue FCF

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Hydrogenated oil
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Additives

E102 - Tartrazine

Tartrazine: Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring. It is also known as E number E102, C.I. 19140, FD&C Yellow 5, Acid Yellow 23, Food Yellow 4, and trisodium 1--4-sulfonatophenyl--4--4-sulfonatophenylazo--5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylate-.Tartrazine is a commonly used color all over the world, mainly for yellow, and can also be used with Brilliant Blue FCF -FD&C Blue 1, E133- or Green S -E142- to produce various green shades.
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E110 - Sunset yellow FCF

Sunset Yellow FCF: Sunset Yellow FCF -also known as Orange Yellow S, or C.I. 15985- is a petroleum-derived orange azo dye with a pH dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13 with a shoulder at 500 nm. When added to foods sold in the US it is known as FD&C Yellow 6; when sold in Europe, it is denoted by E Number E110.
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E129 - Allura red

Allura Red AC: Allura Red AC is a red azo dye that goes by several names, including FD&C Red 40. It is used as a food dye and has the E number E129. It is usually supplied as its red sodium salt, but can also be used as the calcium and potassium salts. These salts are soluble in water. In solution, its maximum absorbance lies at about 504 nm.
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E132 - Indigotine

Indigo carmine: Indigo carmine, or 5‚5′-indigodisulfonic acid sodium salt, is an organic salt derived from indigo by sulfonation, which renders the compound soluble in water. It is approved for use as a food colorant in the U.S and E.U., It has the E number E132. It is also a pH indicator.
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E133 - Brilliant blue FCF

Brilliant Blue FCF: Brilliant Blue FCF -Blue 1- is an organic compound classified as a triarylmethane dye and a blue azo dye, reflecting its chemical structure. Known under various commercial names, it is a colorant for foods and other substances. It is denoted by E number E133 and has a color index of 42090. It has the appearance of a blue powder. It is soluble in water, and the solution has a maximum absorption at about 628 nanometers.
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E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha)

Butylated hydroxyanisole: Butylated hydroxyanisole -BHA- is an antioxidant consisting of a mixture of two isomeric organic compounds, 2-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole and 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole. It is prepared from 4-methoxyphenol and isobutylene. It is a waxy solid used as a food additive with the E number E320. The primary use for BHA is as an antioxidant and preservative in food, food packaging, animal feed, cosmetics, rubber, and petroleum products. BHA also is commonly used in medicines, such as isotretinoin, lovastatin, and simvastatin, among others.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm kernel oil

Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Contains-less-than-0-5-of-natural-and-artificial-flavor, Turmeric-oleoresin, To-help-protect-flavor, Vitamin C, Reduced iron, Zinc oxide, Thiamin mononitrate, Thiamin, Folic acid, Vitamin b12, Vitamin D
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Unrecognized ingredients: Contains-less-than-0-5-of-natural-and-artificial-flavor, Turmeric-oleoresin, To-help-protect-flavor, Vitamin C, Reduced iron, Zinc oxide, Thiamin mononitrate, Thiamin, Folic acid, Vitamin b12, Vitamin D
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: rice, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut, palm kernel oils), salt, contains less than 0.5% of natural and artificial flavor, red 40, yellow 6, turmeric oleoresin (color), blue 1, yellow 5, blue 2, bha (to help protect flavor), vitamins, minerals (sodium ascorbate), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamins, vitamin b6, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid, vitamins, vitamin b12, vitamin d
rice -> en:rice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9100 - percent_min: 3.7037037037037 - percent_max: 100

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.33

hydrogenated vegetable oil -> en:hydrogenated-vegetable-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.33

coconut -> en:coconut - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 15006 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.33

palm kernel oils -> en:palm-kernel-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.665

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

contains less than 0.5% of natural and artificial flavor -> en:contains-less-than-0-5-of-natural-and-artificial-flavor - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

red 40 -> en:e129 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

yellow 6 -> en:e110 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

turmeric oleoresin -> en:turmeric-oleoresin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

color -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

blue 1 -> en:e133 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

yellow 5 -> en:e102 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

blue 2 -> en:e132 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

bha -> en:e320 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

to help protect flavor -> en:to-help-protect-flavor - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

sodium ascorbate -> en:e301 - labels: en:vitamin-c-source - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

ascorbic acid -> en:e300 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamin c -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

reduced iron -> en:reduced-iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

zinc oxide -> en:zinc-oxide - labels: en:zinc-source - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamin a palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamin b2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

thiamin mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamin b1 -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamin b12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

vitamin d -> en:vitamin-d - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2975

Nutrition

Bad nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 7
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 0

Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 3.7, rounded value: 3.7)

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

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 7.87078703703704, rounded value: 7.9)

Negative points: 20

Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 1703, rounded value: 1703)

Sugars: 7 / 10 (value: 33.33, rounded value: 33.33)

Saturated fat: 3 / 10 (value: 3.7, rounded value: 3.7)

Sodium: 5 / 10 (value: 519, rounded value: 519)

The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.

Nutritional score: (20 - 0)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (3.7%)
  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 moderate quantity (3.7%)
  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 high quantity (33.3%)
  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 moderate quantity (1.3%)
  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	As sold per serving (0.75 cup (27 g))	Compared to: Cereals and their products
Energy	1,703 kj (407 kcal)	460 kj (110 kcal)	+13%
Fat	3.7 g	0.999 g	-29%
Saturated fat	3.7 g	0.999 g	+246%
Monounsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Polyunsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Salt	1.298 g	0.35 g	+150%
Carbohydrates	85.19 g	23 g	+25%
Fiber	0 g	0 g	-100%
Sugars	33.33 g	9 g	+214%
Proteins	3.7 g	0.999 g	-60%
Vitamin A	833.4 µg	225 µg	+701%
Vitamin D	7.4 µg	2 µg	+130%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	22.2 mg	5.99 mg	+747%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	1 mg	0.27 mg	+7%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	1.574 mg	0.425 mg	+100%
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	18.519 mg	5 mg	+115%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.852 mg	0.5 mg	+48%
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)	27 µg	7.29 µg	-78%
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	5.56 µg	1.5 µg	+30%
Calcium	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Iron	6.67 mg	1.8 mg	+38%
Potassium	74 mg	20 mg	-68%
Zinc	5.56 mg	1.5 mg	-17%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	7.871 %	7.871 %

Serving size: 0.75 cup (27 g)

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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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Fruity pebbles, sweetened rice cereal natural and artificial flavors