Vanilla Flavored Cereal with Marshmallows, Vanilla

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Vanilla Flavored Cereal with Marshmallows, Vanilla 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.
• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavor (Contains Milk)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 40, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.

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 Vanilla Flavored Cereal with Marshmallows, Vanilla'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, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Bht For Freshness. Vitamins And Minerals: Reduced Iron.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Niacinamide, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B1, and 3 more.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.