Oat Cluster Crunch Cereal

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Oat Cluster Crunch 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.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Oat Cluster Crunch 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: Granola Clusters (Whole Grain Oats, Evaporated Milled Sugar, Fiber Crisps [Oat Fiber, White Rice Flour, Chicory Root Fiber, Calcium Carbonate], Oat Fiber, Chicory Root Fiber, Corn Syrup, Canola Oil, Natural Blueberry Pomegranate Flavors, Blueberry Pomegranate Crumbles [Blueberries, Evaporated Milled Sugar, Pomegranate Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid], Elderberry Juice Concentrate, Salt, Malic Acid, Dried Blueberries, Baking Soda), Evaporated Milled Sugar, Blueberries (Blueberries, Evaporated Milled Invert Sugar, Glycerol, Natural Blueberry Flavor).

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: Reduced Iron. Freshness Preserved With Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.