Food · General Mills
Cheerios
0016000275263
Low nutrition · Simply made · per 100 ml
Fine sometimes. There is usually a cleaner neighbour in the same aisle.
Middle of Breakfast. 24 of 51 on our shelves score higher.
A 330 ml can is about 17 g of sugar — roughly 4 teaspoons. A can a day this week is about 28 teaspoons. Per 100 ml hides that.
Council note
Fine sometimes. Middle of Breakfast. 24 of 51 on our shelves score higher.
The pack
Fine sometimes. There is usually a cleaner neighbour in the same aisle.
How often
Sometimes
Who it’s for
Anyone comparing similar products in this aisle.
Skip if
It clashes with the notes you keep in your profile — allergens, diet, or extras you asked us to flag.
- This nutrition box cannot be rated Excellent
- Processing sets a ceiling
- A weak-ish nutrition box
At a glance
How often
Sometimes
Nutrition box
Low
How processed
Simply made
Extras
1 additive
Planet
Mixed footprint · 70/100
Organic
Not organic
Made with a few extra steps. Still recognisable as food.
Some good signs, some industrial ones. Not the heaviest in the aisle.
Shelf price · Open Prices
$4.29
Median of 3 stores · $1.99–$5.89
- Safeway · US$1.99 · 2026-07-24
- Fred Meyer · US$4.29 · 2026-04-03
- Whole Foods Market · US$5.89 · 2025-10-06
Why this number
Fine sometimes. There is usually a cleaner neighbour in the same aisle.
Good · 53/100 · nutrition low
- Nutrition quality32/100
- Ingredients100/100
- How processed62/100
- Organic0/100
What pulled it down
This nutrition box cannot be rated Excellent
This is a treat pattern. It can only scrape into low Good if the list is clean and it is not ultra-processed.
Processing sets a ceiling
This is simply processed food. Fine often. Not a keep unless the rest of the pack is honest.
A weak-ish nutrition box
About 1.3 teaspoons of sugar in 100 ml. Nothing in the bottle slows that sugar down — no fibre, no protein. Salt is moderate. Fibre is a genuine plus. A treat pattern.
What held it up
A quiet ingredient list
No high- or moderate-concern additives. The extras, if any, are pantry-familiar.
Also worth knowing
Simply made
Made with a few extra steps. Still recognisable as food.
Nutrition is half the number. Ingredients a quarter. How processed a fifth. Organic is a small bonus — it cannot rescue a sugary drink or a nitrite ham. How this compares to Nutri-Score
Nutrition · per 100 ml
| Energy | 1501.94871794872 kJ |
|---|---|
| Sugars | 5.12820512820513 gMedium About 1.3 teaspoons of sugar in 100 ml. |
| Saturated fat | 1.28205128205128 gMedium |
| Salt | 1.21794871794872 gHigh A moderate amount of salt. |
| Fibre | 10.2564102564103 g |
| Protein | 12.8205128205128 g |
Better neighbours
Same aisle, cleaner number. Ranked by how close the job is — not by who paid.
Ingredients
Whole Grain Oats. Corn Starch, Sugar, Salt, Tripotassium Phosphate. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B₁ (thiamin mononitrate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.
Sugar
Low concernNot a toxin. A teaspoon is a teaspoon. The issue is how many hide in drinks and breakfast.
Retinyl palmitate
Low concernVitamin A ester. Extra sun care; skip high leave-on in pregnancy.
Oats
No concernA keep. Choose certified gluten-free if you are coeliac — oats are often processed near wheat.
Salt
No concernThe nutrition box already scores it. A pinch in cooking is not a packet of noodles.
Sodium ascorbateE301
No concernLow concern. Often sits next to nitrite, which is the real story.
- Also on the pack: Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B₁ (thiamin mononitrate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.
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