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Frankford Cereal 'n Candy Bites: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-22 · Frankford

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Frankford cereal 'n candy bites received a Longevity Score of 14 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Highly processed sweet cereal with sugar-heavy coating, artificial colors, BHT/BHA, and minimal fiber or protein. Strengths include fortified with several vitamins and minerals and low sodium for a packaged snack, while main considerations include high sugar, with sugar listed as a leading ingredient, multiple artificial dyes (red 40, yellow 5/6, blue 1/2), and bht and bha preservatives.

Longevity Score 14/100

What helped the score?

  • Fortified with several vitamins and minerals
  • Low sodium for a packaged snack

What held the score back?

  • High sugar, with sugar listed as a leading ingredient
  • Multiple artificial dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5/6, Blue 1/2)
  • Contains BHT and BHA preservatives

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Frankford Cereal 'n Candy Bites
Category
Sweets & Desserts (source: Candy)
GTIN / UPC
00041376712852
Serving size
28 g (0.2 Package)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Frankford

Cereal 'n Candy Bites

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Highly processed sweet cereal with sugar-heavy coating, artificial colors, BHT/BHA, and minimal fiber or protein.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Sat. Fat

7g saturated fat

35% DV

High Added Sugar

17g added sugar

34% DV

Refined Grains

Refined rice cereal base

Artificial Colors

Red 40

Added Sweetener

Sugar (coating and cereal)

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil in cereal

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Fortified with several vitamins and minerals
  • Low sodium for a packaged snack

Key Concerns

  • High sugar, with sugar listed as a leading ingredient
  • Multiple artificial dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5/6, Blue 1/2)
  • Contains BHT and BHA preservatives
  • Hydrogenated palm kernel oil and high saturated fat

Ingredient Signals

Processing signals

Refined rice cereal baseSugar-based white coatingHighly processed ingredient list

Additives

BHT and BHA preservativesSoy lecithin emulsifierArtificial flavorSynthetic vitamin and mineral fortification

Seed oils

Canola oil in cerealPalm kernel oil in coating

Artificial colors

Red 40Yellow 5Yellow 6Blue 1Blue 2

Added sweeteners

Sugar (coating and cereal)

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WHITE COATING (SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL [PALM KERNEL OIL AND HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL], NONFAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, WHOLE MILK SOLIDS, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), CEREAL (RICE, SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, TURMERIC OLEORESIN (COLOR), BLUE 1, BLUE 2, BHT AND BHA [TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS]), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: SODIUM ASCORBATE AND ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN B12.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

150

8% DV

Total Carbs

18g

7% DV

Protein

1g

2% DV

Saturated Fat

7g

35% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

18g

7% DV

Sugar

17g

Added Sugar

17g

34% DV

Total Fat

8g

10% DV

Sodium

55mg

2% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1508% DV
Total Carbs18g7% DV
Protein1g2% DV
Saturated Fat7g35% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs18g7% DV
Sugar17g—
Added Sugar17g34% DV
Total Fat8g10% DV
Sodium55mg2% DV
Unsaturated Fat1g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (17g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (7g)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (17g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (17g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (17g of 18g carbs)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Frankford Cereal 'n Candy Bites highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Frankford Cereal 'n Candy Bites shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Frankford Cereal 'n Candy Bites: 17g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar (coating and cereal). Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Fortified with several vitamins and minerals; Low sodium for a packaged snack.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High sugar, with sugar listed as a leading ingredient; Multiple artificial dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5/6, Blue 1/2); Contains BHT and BHA preservatives.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same sweets & desserts differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Sweets & Desserts, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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