Breakfast cereal

APPLE JACKS SWEETENED CEREAL WITH APPLE & CINNAMON, APPLE JACKS

KELLOGG'S

Result summary

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

10 of 10 checks resolved · 27 of 35 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict
  • No artificial dyes: Yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1
  • Added sugar within limit: 11g added sugar per serving is over the 4g limit.

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 038000262579 · Standard v2.2

Does not meet the Standard10 of 10 checks resolved · 27 of 35 ingredients identified
The Standard

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Caused the verdict

  • No artificial dyesYellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, blue 1
  • Added sugar within limit11g added sugar per serving is over the 4g limit.

Passed

  • No prohibited ingredients
  • No refined industrial oils
  • No high fructose corn syrup
  • No added corn syrup or refined fructose
  • No artificial sweeteners
  • No synthetic preservatives
  • No carrageenan
  • No brominated oils
Ingredients identified: 27 of 35Not 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
  • Red 40
  • 11.0g sugar per serving
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Niacin
  • Riboflavin
Sources

What this check read.

  • SourceHigherBar catalog
  • UPC038000262579
  • Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
  • Standard versionv2.2
Per servingServing: 40g
Protein3g6% DV
Total fat1g1% DV
Saturated fat0g0% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Total sugars11g
Added sugars11g22% DV
Sodium230mg10% DV

As stated on the label. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.

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