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Is Cascadian Farms organic Cinnamon apple cereal ultra-processed?

12 oz Breakfast cereals rich in fibre Sold in the United States

Pack of Cascadian Farms organic Cinnamon apple cereal

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
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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, Barley, Date, Wheat Starch, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, Apple Puree, Cinnamon, Sea Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavor, coconut ingredients

As written on the pack

Whole Grain Oats*, Whole Grain Barley*, Date Powder*, Wheat Starch*, Sunflower Oil*, Coconut Oil*, Apple Puree*, Cinnamon*, Sea Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavor*, Rosemary Extract* *Organic CONTAINS WHEAT AND COCONUT INGREDIENTS.

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.

  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 52 breakfast cereals rich in fibre

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 69% of the breakfast cereals rich in fibre 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 52 breakfast cereals rich in fibre, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0021908136738, last edited 30 July 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.