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Is A Family Tradition Since Corn Syrup, Original ultra-processed?

Cereal syrups Sold in the United States and France

Pack of A Family Tradition Since Corn Syrup, Original

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 6 additives

Less processed cereal syrups

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Corn syrup, water, sugar, contains 2% and less of (salt), natural and artificial flavor, sodium hexametaphosphate, preservatives (sodium benzoate, sorbic acid), caramel color, phosphoric acid

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E200 Sorbic acid , E211 Sodium benzoate , E338 Phosphoric acid , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Corn syrup, water, sugar. contains 2% or less of: salt, natural and artificial flavor, sodium hexametaphosphate, preservatives (sodium benzoate, sorbic acid), caramel color, phosphoric acid.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 cereal syrups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 60% of the cereal syrups here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 10 cereal syrups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0043000000366, last edited 21 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.