Instant Hot Cereal, Original
Processing Score
7.0Highly Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
019320000157
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Nutrition data isn't available for this product.
Imported and store-brand products often ship without a structured nutrition label, so we leave it blank rather than estimate.
Ingredients
14 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWHEAT FARINA, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SALT, DEFATTED WHEAT GERM, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACIN, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID, BHT.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Instant Hot Cereal, Original scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Chemical Preservatives (Bht): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
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 Instant Hot Cereal, Original'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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Ferric Orthophosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacin, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, and 2 more.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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