Colossal Crunch, Peanut Butter

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Colossal Crunch, Peanut Butter scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.

Within Breakfast Cereal, this product is more processed than about 77% of the 9,419 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Colossal Crunch, Peanut Butter's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Peanut Butter (Peanuts Sugar, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [Cottonseed, Soybean And Rapeseed]*, Salt), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil, Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Trisodium Phosphate, Reduced Iron, Zinc (Zinc Oxide), Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Bht To Preserve Freshness. Vitamins & Minerals: Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Vitamin B6, and 5 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.