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Gm Trix Treat Bars
Cereal & Breakfast
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Gm Trix Treat Bars

Trix
6.80 oz
Available at Foodtown
100
Calories
1g
Protein
9g
Sugars
75mg
Sodium
121
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Trix Gm Trix Treat Bars are brightly packaged, individually wrapped cereal bars built around the crunchy, colorful Trix cereal aesthetic. On shelves you’re most likely to find them in the breakfast/snack bar aisle or clustered near children’s cereals and other branded kids’ snacks — often adjacent to granola bars, toaster pastries, and single-serve cereal boxes. The product is marketed for quick, portable consumption: grab-and-go breakfast, lunchbox treats, or after-school snacks. Brand positioning leans heavily into nostalgic, family-friendly marketing tied to the long-running Trix cereal franchise, aimed at parents buying for children while trading on childhood familiarity. Packaging uses playful colors and kid-focused graphics; front-of-pack claims highlight convenience and selective “health halos” such as “no high fructose corn syrup,” “no colors from artificial sources,” and “no artificial flavors,” while the ingredient list and lack of organic certification make clear this is not an organic or minimally processed product. In plain terms the bars are a highly processed, ready-to-eat snack made from refined grains, syrups, oils, emulsifiers and flavor/color systems. Sensory experience is sweet and candy-like: a crisp cereal core with a slightly chewy interior and a confectionary coating that delivers sugar-forward flavor and colorful visual appeal. The ritual is casual — a bar unwrapped for a hurried breakfast in the car, slipped into a school lunchbox, or eaten as a quick energy boost at a playdate or road trip. The product fits squarely in mainstream American grocery culture as a convenient, child-oriented indulgence rather than a healthful staple.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 8
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3.5g4%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium75mg3%
Total Carbohydrate18g7%
Total Sugars9g
Added Sugars9g18%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Cereal, (Whole, Grain, Yellow, Corn,, Sugar,, Rice, Flour,, Corn, Syrup,, Canola, Oil,, Salt,, Trisodium, Phosphate,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor,, Citric, Acid,, Malic, Acid,, Red, 40,, Yellow, 6,, Blue, 1, and, Other, Color, Added,, Vitamins, and, Minerals:, Calcium, Carbonate,, Tricalcium, Phosphate,, Vitamin, C, (Sodium, Ascorbate),, Iron, and, Zinc, (Mineral, Nutrients),, a, B, Vitamin, (Niacinamide),, Vitamin, B6, (Pyridoxine, Hydrochloride),, Vitamin, B,, (Thiamin, Mononitrate),, Vitamin, A, (Palmitate),, Vitamin, B2, (Riboflavin),, a, B, Vitamin, (Folic, Acid),, Vitamin, B12,, Vitamin, D3),, Confectionary, Coating, (Sugar,, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Whey, Powder,, Soy, Lecithin),, Crisp, Rice, (Rice, Flour,, Barley, Malt, Extract,, Salt),, Tapioca, Syrup,, Corn, Syrup,, Canola, Oil,, Fructose,, Sugar,, Vegetable, Glycerin,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Calcium, Carbonate,, Maltodextrin,, Sorbitol,, Gelatin,, Salt,, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm Kernel Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Red 40 - Artificial coloring
  • Yellow 6 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This product is ultra-processed: it contains refined grains, multiple added sugars and syrups, vegetable oils, a confectionary coating, emulsifiers, artificial colors/flavors and other industrial additives typical of NOVA 4 products.

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Common Questions about Gm Trix Treat Bars

That’s a loaded question! While they pack a fun, sweet crunch that many enjoy, they do contain added sugars and some artificial colors. If you're looking for a quick treat or a nostalgic snack, they can fit into an overall balanced diet, but they might not be the go-to for a health kick.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

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