Worst Product of the Week: January 2026 — Week 1

Every week, CheckIt AI identifies the lowest-scoring products from our database of 25,800+ grocery items. This week's analysis covers January 2026 — Week 1. The worst product found: Kellog's NutriGrain Power-Fuls Soft Baked Oat Bites Chocolate Chip by Nutrigrain,Kellog's with a score of just 7/100.

🏆 This Week's Worst Product: Kellog's NutriGrain Power-Fuls Soft Baked Oat Bites Chocolate Chip

#1

Kellog's NutriGrain Power-Fuls Soft Baked Oat Bites Chocolate Chip

Nutrigrain,Kellog's
7/100
e322 e322i e341 e341i eggs gluten milk

Checkit score 7/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). not organic.

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Whole grain oats, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B, (thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor, milk), soybean oil, brown sugar, water, invert sugar, eggs, vegetable glycerin, barley and rice protein, whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate, sugar, molasses, soy lecithin, egg whites, salt, natural flavors, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, mono - and diglycerides.

Why Did It Score So Low?

Full Ingredient List

Whole grain oats, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B, (thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor, milk), soybean oil, brown sugar, water, invert sugar, eggs, vegetable glycerin, barley and rice protein, whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate, sugar, molasses, soy lecithin, egg whites, salt, natural flavors, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, mono - and diglycerides.

Top 10 Worst Products This Week

Here are all 10 lowest-scoring products we found during January 2026 — Week 1:

#1

Kellog's NutriGrain Power-Fuls Soft Baked Oat Bites Chocolate Chip

Nutrigrain,Kellog's
7/100
e322 e322i e341 e341i eggs gluten milk

Checkit score 7/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). not organic.

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Whole grain oats, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin B, (thiamin mononitrate], vitamin B2 [riboflavin], folic acid), semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor, milk), soybean oil, brown sugar, water, invert sugar, eggs, vegetable glycerin, barley and rice protein, whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate, sugar, molasses, soy lecithin, egg whites, salt, natural flavors, monocalcium phosphate, baking soda, mono - and diglycerides.

#2

Kirkland Signature Dipped & Chewy Granola Bar Caramel

Kirkland Signature
7/100
e322 e322i e392 e422 corn syrup canola oil rapeseed oil gluten milk soybeans

Checkit score 7/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). contains corn syrup, canola oil. not organic.

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corn syrup, sugar, dry whole milk, coconut oil, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, salt, pectin, corn syrup, granola, rolled oats, sugar, canola oil, rosemary extract, ascorbic acid, molasses, sodium bicarbonate, fructose, sugar, canola oil, rosemary extract, ascorbic acid, glycerin, invert sugar, dried unsweetened coconut, soy lecithin, natural flavor, salt, wheat flakes

#3

MAX PROTEIN NUTRITION SHAKE, MILK CHOCOLATE

Abbott Laboratories Inc
7/100
e407 e466 e950 e955 retinyl palmitate soluble corn fiber corn fiber milk

Checkit score 7/100. 3 high-risk additive(s). contains retinyl palmitate, soluble corn fiber. not organic.

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WATER, MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI); LESS THAN 0.5% OF: INULIN, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, CELLULOSE GEL, SUNFLOWER OIL, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CARRAGEENAN, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC GLUCONATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, MANGANESE GLUCONATE, BETA-CAROTENE, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, PHYLLOQUINONE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENITE, VITAMIN D3, AND VITAMIN B12.

#4

Premier Protein

Premier Protein
7/100
e340 e340ii e340iii e343 canola oil rapeseed oil contains 1 and less of high oleic sunflower oil and soybean oil milk

Checkit score 7/100. 2 high-risk additive(s). contains canola oil, rapeseed oil. not organic.

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water, milk protein concentrate, calcium caseinate, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), canola oil, contains 1% or less of high oleic sunflower oil or soybean oil, natural and artificial flavors, inulin, cellulose gel and gum, salt, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, carrageenan, tripotassium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium ascorbate, choline chloride, dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), zinc glycinate chelate, ferric orthophosphate, vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, phytonadione (vitamin k1), potassium iodide, cholecalciferol (vitamin d3), copper gluconate, calcium d-pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, biotin, sodium molybdate, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), chromium polynicotinate

#5

VANILLA FLAVORED LIGHT GREEK NONFAT YOGURT, VANILLA

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
7/100
e330 e331 e950 e955 modified corn starch corn starch

Checkit score 7/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). contains modified corn starch, corn starch. not organic.

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CULTURED GRADE A NON FAT MILK, WATER, FRUCTOSE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CITRIC ACID, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, VITAMIN D3, CONTAINS ACTIVE YOGURT CULTURES.

#6

BREAD CRUMBS

Tea Trading Corp Of India
8/100
e170 e170i e202 e270 high fructose corn syrup corn syrup cottonseed gluten milk soybeans

Checkit score 8/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). 1 moderate additive(s). contains high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup. not organic.

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ENRICHED FLOUR (FLOUR MALTED BARLEY, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED AND/OR CORN AND/OR LESS OF: YEAST, BROWN SUGAR, HONEY, MOLASSES, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEY SOY FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR RYE MEAL, RICE FLOUR, POTATO FLOUR, M BUTTER, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM AND/OR CALCIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE), YEAST CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), DISTILLED VINEGAR, SKIM MILK, BUTTERMILK, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE). MAY CONTAIN SESAME SEED AND/OR POPPY SEEDS.

#7

equate body wash

Unknown brand
8/100
e171 e321 e330 e412 la:palmitic acid soybeans

Checkit score 8/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). 1 moderate additive(s). contains la:palmitic acid. not organic.

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OF REACH INGREDIENTS: WATER (AQUA), SODIUM TRIDECETH SULFATE OR SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE,GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, COCAMIDE MEA, SODIUM LAUROAMPHOACETATE,SODIUM COCOYL GLYCINATE, LAURIC ACID, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), SODIUM LAUROYL ISETHIONATE, STEARIC ACID, CITRIC ACID,GLYCERIN, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA (GUAR) GUM, PALMITIC ACID, SODIUM ISETHIONATE, BHT,TETRASODIUM EDTA, ETIDRONIC ACID, METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE, METHYLISOTHIAZÓLINONE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), Created responsibly at a LEED-certified facility

#8

Skittles Littles

Skittles
9/100
e102 e110 e129 e132 corn syrup hydrogenated palm kernel oil palm kernel oil and fat gelatin gluten

Checkit score 9/100. 4 high-risk additive(s). 2 moderate additive(s). contains corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil. not organic.

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SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL; LESS THAN 2% OF: CITRIC ACID, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLORS (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, RED 40, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1), SODIUM CITRATE, CARNAUBA WAX. GLUTEN-FREE, GELATIN-FREE Priginal

#9

100% WHOLE WHEAT ROUND TOP BREAD, 100% WHOLE WHEAT

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
10/100
e235 e300 e322 e322i gluten soybeans

Checkit score 10/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). not organic.

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WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, YEAST, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SOYBEAN OIL, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, VINEGAR, SALT, HONEY, DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONOGLYCERIDES, ETHOXYLATED MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, AZODICARBONAMIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PEROXIDE), FLAXSEED, FUMARIC ACID, YEAST NUTRIENTS (CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, AMMONIUM SULFATE), WHEAT STARCH, SOY LECITHIN

#10

CIRCLE K, FAVORITES, CHEWY FRUITY CANDY, CHERRY SOURS, CHERRY SOURS

Holiday Candy Corp, Inc.
10/100
e129 e270 e296 e297 corn syrup modified corn starch corn starch

Checkit score 10/100. 1 high-risk additive(s). contains corn syrup, modified corn starch. not organic.

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SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, FUMARIC ACID, ADIPIC ACID, MALIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, ACACIA (GUM ARABIC), CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, RED #40, CARNAUBA WAX, SODIUM LACTATE, WHITE MINERAL OIL.

Healthier Alternatives

Instead of the products above, try these higher-scoring options:

COLD BREW COFFEE ORGANIC PROTEIN SUPER HERB ELIXIR WITH FAIR TRADE COFFEE & MCTS, COLD BREW COFFEE
Rebbl, Inc.
100/100
PROTEIN 15 G SHAKE, APPLE CINNAMON, APPLE CINNAMON
Kenomis Outdoors Inc.
90/100
ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION FOR MUSCLE HEALTH, MILK CHOCOLATE
Abbott Laboratories Inc
90/100
D3 Bone and Immune Health
Spring Valley, Walmart
83/100
Late July Snacks, Organic Multigrain Tortilla Chips, Sea Salt, 7.5-oz. Bag
Snyder's-Lance INC.
82/100

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