Is Cascadian Farm Blueberry Almond Crunch Cereal ultra-processed?

Cereal clusters with fruits Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

11 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed cereals with fruits

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

Oats, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Blueberries, Coconut Oil (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Natural Flavory, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols), Added to Preserve Freshness, coconut, ingredients

As written on the pack

Oats*, Sunflower Oil*, Dried Blueberries*, Coconut Oil'*, Sea Salt, Natural Flavory. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. *Organic CONTAINS WHEAT, ALMOND AND COCONUT. MAY CONTAIN SOY AND SESAME INGREDIENTS.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 cereal clusters with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 68% of the cereal clusters with fruits 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 19 cereal clusters with fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0021908120232, last edited 27 August 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.