Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal 2.3oz

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal 2.3oz scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut, Soybean And/Or Cottonseed)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

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 Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies Cereal 2.3oz'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, Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Dextrose).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Natural Flavor.Vitamins And Minerals: Iron (Ferric Phosphate).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid And Sodium Ascorbate), Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide, Vitamin A Palmitate, and 6 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.