Breakfast cereal
CARAMEL APPLE JACKS CEREAL, CARAMEL
The Kellogg Company
Result summary
The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard
10 of 10 checks resolved · 23 of 35 ingredients identified
What decided this verdict
- No refined industrial oils: Vegetable oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil
- No artificial dyes: Red 40, yellow 6
- No synthetic preservatives: Bht for freshness
From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 038000232701 · Standard v2.2
Does not meet the Standard10 of 10 checks resolved · 23 of 35 ingredients identified
The Standard
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Caused the verdict
- No refined industrial oilsVegetable oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil
- No artificial dyesRed 40, yellow 6
- No synthetic preservativesBht for freshness
- Added sugar within limit15.02g added sugar per serving is over the 4g limit.
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: 23 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
- vegetable oil
- Red 40
- BHT
- 15.0g sugar per serving
- Vitamin D
- Niacin
- Riboflavin
Sources
What this check read.
- SourceHigherBar catalog
- UPC038000232701
- Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
- Standard versionv2.2
Per servingServing: 39g
Calories150.2
Protein2g4% DV
Total fat1.5g2% DV
Saturated fat0.5g3% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Total sugars15g
Added sugars15g30% DV
Sodium200.1mg9% DV
As stated on the label. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.
Alternatives
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