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Golden Foods Cocoa Balls Flavored Choco Ronis Cereal, Cocoa Balls

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EWG Overall Score Breakdown

The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score. Read more about scores here.

EWG Overall Score Breakdown


EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.

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Nutrition Concern Details

Level

Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.

Good source of naturally occurring iron [read more]

The nutrition factors used for scoring Golden Foods Cocoa Balls Flavored Choco Ronis Cereal, Cocoa Balls
Positive factors
Fruit, vegetable, bean or nut content
Protein content
Fiber content
Omega-3 fatty acids
Negative factors
Calorie density
Sugar/low-calorie sweetener content
Sodium content
Saturated fat content
Trans fat content

Ingredient Concern Details

Level

Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.

This product is not certified organic [read more]

Contains 5 of EWG's top food additives of concern: RED 40, BLUE 1, BHT, YELLOW 5, and YELLOW 6

Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]

Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]

This product has 8 ingredients with concerns as well as some contamination concerns:

Processing Concern Details

Level

Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.

Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns

Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.

EWG's Top Findings

This product is not certified organic [read more]

This product is not certified organic

Products bearing the USDA certified organic seal must contain at least 95 percent organic ingredient, and must be produced without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and free of genetically engineered ingredients.

Contains food additives of higher concern

Contains 5 of EWG's top food additives of concern: RED 40, BLUE 1, BHT, YELLOW 5, and YELLOW 6

Contains synthetic food dyes [read more]

Contains synthetic food dyes

Health concerns about the use of dyes in children's food has a led to a reduction in usage but these colorants are still common.

Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]

Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor"

Added "flavors" are secret and often complex mixtures of chemicals that modify and manipulate the taste and smell of food. The lack of disclosure is a public right to know issue and especially concerning to people with unusual food allergies or on restricted diets.

Contains 64% more sugar per serving than the average cold cereal [read more]

Contains 64% more sugar per serving than the av...

This cereal contains more sugar per serving than the average adult cold cereal, which has 7.3 grams per serving. Read EWG's 2014 report on sugar in the cereal aisle to find healthier options: http://www.ewg.org/research/children's-cereals

Excellent source of naturally occurring vitamin A [read more]

Excellent source of naturally occurring vitamin A

Vitamin A is an essential nutrient that is naturally occurring in dairy, fish, eggs, fish and meat products and, in the form of vitamin A precursors, in orange and yellow vegetables such as carrots and pumpkin. Vitamin A is also frequently added for fortification of packaged food. EWG recommends children and pregnant women limit consumption of highly fortified foods to avoid overexposure since getting too much of certain forms of vitamin A can lead to health problems. Read EWG's report on getting the correct amount of vitamin A, zinc and niacin: http://www.ewg.org/research/how-much-is-too-much

Good source of naturally occurring iron [read more]

Good source of naturally occurring iron

Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that transfers oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. Iron is also necessary for normal growth and development. Seafood, poultry and meat are good sources of well-absorbed heme iron. Absorption of iron from plant sources including beans, lentils and spinach can be increased by eating them with vitamin C-rich foods like lemon juice or tomato sauce.

Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic [read more]

Rice-based ingredients may contain arsenic

Rice plant naturally takes up arsenic from the water in the soil. The concentration of arsenic in this product will depend on the amount of rice-based ingredient used. http://www.ewg.org/foodscores/content/arsenic-contamination-in-rice

Product has been classified as having moderate processing concerns

Ingredient List

From the Package

CORN FLOUR (48%), SUGAR, RICE FLOUR (19%), COCOA, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, OLEIN PALM OIL, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, ARTIFICIAL CHOCOLATE FLAVOR, CALCIUM CARBONATE (ANTICAKING AGENT), TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE (PRESERVATIVE), ZINC SULFATE (ZINC), FEMIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (IRON), FD&C YELLOW 6, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), FD&C RED 40, FD&C BLUE 1, FD&C YELLOW 5 (TARTRAZINE), NIACIN (VITAMIN B3), PANTOTHENIC ACID (VITAMIN B5), PYRIDOXINE CHLORHYDRATE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RETINYL PALMITATE (VITAMIN A), FOLATE AND COBALAMINE (VITAMIN B12).

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Other Information

This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Corn Flour, High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Sugars [read more]

This product contains the following ingredient(...

Scientists have not determined whether GE food poses risks to human health. Still, consumers have many good reasons to avoid eating genetically engineered ingredients, including limited safety studies, the development of "superweeds" and increased pesticide use. For more information on the topic visit: http://www.ewg.org/research/shoppers-guide-to-avoiding-ge-food Note: The presence or absence of genetically engineered ingredients or ingredients derived from GE crops does not affect a product's overall score.

Nutrition Facts

13.0 servings per container

Serving Size

(40 g)

Amount Per 1 cup
Calories
160

% Daily Value (based on a 2,000 calorie diet and adult bodyweight)
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1.0 1.0 % Total Fat 1 g
% Protein 2 g

AVOID TOO MUCH:

Trans Fat 0.0g
0.0 0.0 % Cholesterol 0 mg
16.0 16.0 % Sodium 130 mg
Added Sugar Ingredients: High Fructose Corn Syrup and Sugars

NUTRIENTS:

4.0 4.0 % Dietary Fiber 1 g
Vitamin D (no value on present label)
20.0 20.0 % Vitamin A
0.0 0.0 % Calcium
15.0 15.0 % Iron
15.0 15.0 % Thiamin
15.0 15.0 % Riboflavin
15.0 15.0 % Niacin
20.0 20.0 % Vitamin B6
35.0 35.0 % Vitamin B12
0.0 0.0 % Potassium 45 mg
25.0 25.0 % Zinc
25.0 25.0 % Pantothenic Acid

† Institute of Medicine. 2010. "Dietary Reference Intakes Tables and Application." Accessed April 8, 2014: link

 

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