Breakfast cereal

CEREAL

The Kellogg Company

Result summary

The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard

9 of 10 checks resolved · 44 of 56 ingredients identified

What decided this verdict
  • No refined industrial oils: Palm oil
  • No high fructose corn syrup: High fructose corn syrup
  • No added corn syrup or refined fructose: Corn syrup

From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 038000750403 · Standard v2.2

Does not meet the Standard9 of 10 checks resolved · 44 of 56 ingredients identified
The Standard

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Caused the verdict

  • No refined industrial oilsPalm oil
  • No high fructose corn syrupHigh fructose corn syrup
  • No added corn syrup or refined fructoseCorn syrup
  • No synthetic preservativesBht for freshness, bht

Could not be determined

  • Added sugar within limitNo added-sugars line; total sugars 20g per serving cannot rule the 4g limit in or out.

Passed

  • No prohibited ingredients
  • No artificial dyes
  • No artificial sweeteners
  • No carrageenan
  • No brominated oils
Ingredients identified: 44 of 56Not identified: OAT AND HONEY CLUSTER (WHOLE OATS, SUGAR, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, CORN SYRUP, RICE CEREAL (RICE, SUGAR, SALT, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MALT FLAVORING, IRON, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12 AND VITAMIN D), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MOLASSES, PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CINNAMON, SALT, HONEY, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BHT FOR FRESHNESS), WHOLE OATS, RICE CEREAL (RICE, SUGAR, SALT, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MALT FLAVORING, IRON, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12 AND VITAMIN D)

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What It Is
  • high fructose corn syrup
  • BHT
  • 20.0g sugar per serving
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Niacin
  • Riboflavin
  • Zinc
Sources

What this check read.

  • SourceHigherBar catalog
  • UPC038000750403
  • Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
  • Standard versionv2.2
Per servingServing: 53g
Calories189.7
Protein3g6% DV
Total fat1g1% DV
Saturated fat0g0% DV
Fiber4g14% DV
Total sugars20g
Sodium209.9mg9% DV

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

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