Cereal

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cereal 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.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin): 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 Cereal'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, Oat And Honey Cluster (Sugar, Rolled Oats, Toasted Oats [Rolled Oats, Sugar, Canola Oil, Molasses, Honey, Mixed Tocopherols {A Preservative}], Wheat Flakes, Crisp Rice [Rice Flour, Sugar, Malt Extract, Salt, Rice Extract], Corn Syrup, Wheat Bits [Whole Wheat Flour, Cornstarch, Degermed Yellow Corn Meal, Sugar, Salt, Trisodium Phosphate, Baking Soda, Annatto Color, Caramel Color, Bht {A Preservative}], Honey, Cinnamon, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Bht [A Preservative]).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Malt Syrup. Vitamins And Minerals: Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Palmitate, and 4 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Zinc Oxide, Reduced Iron.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.