Color Free Children’s Cereals
From a total list of 21 kids cereals we disappointingly found only 4 products that were color free as listed in the table below. They were all from the Annie’s Cereal range.
Many of the products that did contain ingredients potentially used as colors such colors as Calcium Carbonate, Modified Wheat Starch, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Red 40, Ascorbic Acid, Blue 1 and many others. Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 are both somewhat controversial colors encompassed in a debate as to their potentially harmful effects particularly in relation to behavior modification and ADHD in children.
A recent study published by Southampton University, England in the highly respected medical journal, The Lancet, stated that some combination of certain colors and preservatives may lead to an increased risk of ADHD in children. The report made reference to the colors yellow 5 and yellow 6 among others as being potentially harmful. Although nothing has been concluded there is talk of a ban of these colors in the UK and Europe wide. As far as we can find out the FDA is yet to draw any conclusions.
It is important in the least to be aware of what is in the food that we eat.
Lists in this Series:
Potentially Harmful Preservatives and Colors?
Color Free Hot Cereal, Oatmeal and Grits
Color Free and Containing Kids Cereals:
| Kids Cereals | size | Colors |
| Annie’s Cereal – Bunny Love | 9 oz | Presence not Listed |
| Annie’s Cereal – Cinna Bunnies | 9 oz | Presence not Listed |
| Annie’s Cereal – Cocoa & Vanilla Bunnies | 9 oz | Presence not Listed |
| Annie’s Cereal – Honey Bunnies | 9 oz | Presence not Listed |
| Annie’s Cereal – Bunny Crunch Honey | 9 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Annie’s Cereal – Fruity Bunnies | 9 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Kellogg’s Apple Jacks Cereal | 19.1 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Kellogg’s Cocoa Rice Krispies Cereal – Cocoa Krispies | 17.5 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Kellogg’s Froot Loops Cereal | 19.7 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal | 13.1 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Malt-O-Meal Cereal – Apple Zings | 36 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Malt-O-Meal Cereal – Coco Roos | 27.5 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Malt-O-Meal Cereal – Dyno-Bites Cocoa | 42 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Malt-O-Meal Cereal – Dyno-Bites Fruity | 42 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Malt-O-Meal Cereal – Marshmallow Mateys | 38 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Malt-O-Meal Cereal – Tootie Fruities | 30 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Post Cereal – Alpha-Bits | 14.1 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Post Cereal – Bamm-Bamm Berry Pebbles | 13 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Post Cereal – Cocoa Pebbles Family Size | 17 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Post Cereal – Fruity Pebbles | 17 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Post Cereal – Pebbles Dino S’mores | 11.5 oz | Presence is Listed |
| Taken from a sample of 12 kids cereals as found in on foodessentials.com © foodessentials.com. This list may be reproduced with reference to www.foodessentials.com | ||
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Which of the above products have yellow 5 and 6 in them? That would have been a really helpful article if you had included that information. I would also be interested in articles about sweeteners such as aspartame.
Thanks for the comment. You are absolutely right about yellow 5 and 6. We’ve been so busy with the launching of the beta widget that we haven’t had time to get to making it possible to find yellow 5 and 6 in the widget yet. However, it is in for release 1.1 to come some time next week.
Aspartame is a very good subject for an article and i’ll be sure to get something written about that shortly. Again, thanks for the commment.
Anton Xavier