Original Instant Hot Cereal, Original

Processing Score

7.0Highly Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

7.5/10Excellent

The processing score reflects 14 ingredients, including preservatives, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol ListedGood Protein SourceGood Fiber Source

Nutrient Alerts

High Sodium

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

072400060687

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size28 g

Amount per serving

Calories

100

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0g

Saturated Fat 0g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 170mg

Total Carbohydrate 20g

Dietary Fiber 1g

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 3g

Calcium 200mg

15%

Iron 8.1mg

45%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

14 listed · 4 flagged for review

WHEAT 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.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Original 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 Original 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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