Breakfast cereal
CHEDDAR CHEESE INSTANT GRITS
The Kroger Co.
Result summary
The HigherBar StandardDoes not meet the Standard
10 of 10 checks resolved · 24 of 36 ingredients identified
What decided this verdict
- No prohibited ingredients: Titanium dioxide
- No refined industrial oils: Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil
- No added corn syrup or refined fructose: Corn syrup
From our catalog · label as of Sep 15, 2026 · UPC 011110666710 · Standard v2.2
Does not meet the Standard10 of 10 checks resolved · 24 of 36 ingredients identified
The Standard
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Caused the verdict
- No prohibited ingredientsTitanium dioxide
- No refined industrial oilsPartially hydrogenated vegetable oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil
- No added corn syrup or refined fructoseCorn syrup
- No artificial dyesYellow 5, yellow 6
- No synthetic preservativesBha and citric acid
Passed
- No high fructose corn syrup
- No artificial sweeteners
- No carrageenan
- No brominated oils
- Added sugar within limitTotal sugars 1g per serving; added sugar cannot exceed that.
Ingredients identified: 24 of 36Not identified: DEGERMINATED WHITE CORN GRITS, DEHYDRATED CHEESE POWDER, MODIFIED WHEY
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What It Is
- soybean oil
- corn syrup
- Yellow 5
- BHA
- Niacin
- Riboflavin
- Iron
- Calcium
- Citric Acid
- Lactic Acid
Sources
What this check read.
- SourceHigherBar catalog
- UPC011110666710
- Label as ofSeptember 15, 2026
- Standard versionv2.2
Per servingServing: 28g
Calories100
Protein2g4% DV
Total fat1.5g2% DV
Saturated fat0.5g3% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Total sugars1g
Sodium460mg20% DV
As stated on the label. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.
Alternatives
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