Fiber Active, Toasted Corn & Wheat Cereal, Toasted Corn & Wheat

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Fiber Active, Toasted Corn & Wheat Cereal, Toasted Corn & Wheat scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Sweeteners (Aspartame*): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Sodium Ascorbate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Breakfast Cereal, this product is more processed than about 40% 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 Fiber Active, Toasted Corn & Wheat Cereal, Toasted Corn & Wheat'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: High Oleic Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto Extract, Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Mixed Tocopherols (Added To Preserve Freshness). Vitamins And Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, and 3 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.