Crispy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Oat
The processing score reflects 47 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial flavoring, preservatives, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar.
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Ingredients
44 listed · 14 flagged for reviewRICE, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, SUGAR, WHEAT BRAN, WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, SOLUBLE WHEAT FIBER, POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), CORN SYRUP, RICE FLOUR, SALT, MALTED BARLEY SYRUP, VEGETABLE OILS (PALM KERNEL AND CANOLA), DRIED APPLES, DEXTROSE, WHEAT FLAKES, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, HONEY, NATURAL FLAVOR, NONFAT DRY MILK, NONFAT YOGURT POWDER (CULTURED NONFAT MILK), SOY LECITHIN, MOLASSES, CITRIC ACID, CORNSTARCH, DEGERMED YELLOW CORN MEAL, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS AND BHT ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS, MALIC ACID, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, ADDED COLOR, BAKING SODA, RED 40, BLUE 1, CALCIUM STEARATE, SODIUM SULFITE (TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION). VITAMINS AND MINERALS: SODIUM ASCORBATE, ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D, VITAMIN B12.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Crispy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Oat 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 Colors (Red 40, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
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 Crispy Rice & Wheat Flakes with Oat'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, Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Malted Barley Syrup, Dextrose, and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oils (Palm Kernel And Canola).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Malic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Mixed Tocopherols And Bht Added To Preserve Freshness, Alpha Tocopherol Acetate, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, and 6 more.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Trisodium Phosphate, Reduced Iron.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Added Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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