Breakfast cereal

APPLE & CINNAMON SWEETENED CEREAL, APPLE & CINNAMON

APPLE JACKS

Result summary

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

9 of 10 checks resolved · 27 of 39 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict
  • No refined industrial oils: Vegetable oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil
  • No artificial dyes: Yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1
  • No synthetic preservatives: Bht for freshness

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 038000252075 · Standard v2.2

Does not meet the Standard9 of 10 checks resolved · 27 of 39 ingredients identified
The Standard

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Caused the verdict

  • No refined industrial oilsVegetable oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil
  • No artificial dyesYellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1
  • No synthetic preservativesBht for freshness

Could not be determined

  • Added sugar within limitNo added-sugar data for this product.

Passed

  • No prohibited ingredients
  • No high fructose corn syrup
  • No added corn syrup or refined fructose
  • No artificial sweeteners
  • No carrageenan
  • No brominated oils
Ingredients identified: 27 of 39Not identified: CORN FLOUR BLEND (WHOLE GRAIN YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DEGERMINATED YELLOW CORN FLOUR), WHOLE GRAIN YELLOW CORN FLOUR, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR

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What It Is
  • vegetable oil
  • Red 40
  • BHT
  • Vitamin D
  • Niacin
  • Riboflavin
Sources

What this check read.

  • SourceHigherBar catalog
  • UPC038000252075
  • Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
  • Standard versionv2.2

No readable nutrition panel for this product, so there are no per-serving values to show.

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