Maple Brown Sugar Flakes & Clusters Cereal, Maple Brown Sugar
Processing Score
5.5Highly Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
018627109969
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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
20 listed · 4 flagged for reviewBROWN RICE, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, CANE SUGAR, PEA PROTEIN, WHOLE GRAIN OATS, WHEAT BRAN, RICE PROTEIN, BROWN SUGAR, MAPLE SYRUP, SALT, LENTILS, SUNFLOWER OIL, WHOLE GRAIN OAT FLOUR, ACACIA GUM, QUINOA, PUMPKIN SEEDS, CINNAMON, NATURAL FLAVORS, BAKING SODA, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E)FOR FRESHNESS.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Maple Brown Sugar Flakes & Clusters Cereal, Maple Brown Sugar scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Plant Proteins (Pea Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Acacia Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): 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 Maple Brown Sugar Flakes & Clusters Cereal, Maple Brown Sugar'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: Cane Sugar, Brown Sugar, Maple Syrup.
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: Sunflower Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Soda.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E)For Freshness.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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