Is Alpen Cereal made with normal ingredients?
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Enriched flour and added vitamins make this RED.
Ah, this box has too many ingredients! They strip the wheat and then add back the vitamins, just like enriched flour. That is not how Nonna makes pasta!
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What’s actually inside
All 18 ingredients, analyzed.
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- BHT
BHT is an artificial preservative used in industrial food manufacturing.
- Reduced iron
Part of the 'enriched flour' process where flour is stripped of nutrients and then fortified with synthetic vitamins and minerals.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Is Alpen Cereal made with normal ingredients?▾
No. Alpen Cereal contains 2 industrial ingredients that wouldn't exist without a factory: BHT, Reduced iron.
What ingredients are in Alpen Cereal?▾
Alpen Cereal by WK Kellogg Sales LLC contains 18 ingredients: Rice, wheat gluten, sugar, defatted wheat germ, salt, malt flavor, BHT, Reduced iron, ascorbic acid, niacinamide, vitamin E acetate, beta-carotene, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, vitamin D3, vitamin B12.
What should I buy instead of Alpen Cereal?▾
We found 4 CEREAL products made with real ingredients: Muesli Cereal by Bio-Familia AG, Honey'd Corn Flakes by Unknown, Homestyle Instant Oatmeal by Nature's Path Foods Inc., and more. All of them passed Nonna's kitchen test.
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