Is Cheerios Oat Crunch Cinnamon ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 47 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed extruded cereals
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Oats, Sugar (processing marker), Corn, Modified Corn Starch (ultra-processing marker), Canola, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Brown Sugar Syrup, Rice Flour, Salt (processing marker), Corn Starch (processing marker), Cinnamon, Tripotassium Phosphate, Color (ultra-processing marker) (caramel color, annatto), Baking Soda, Rosemary Extract, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols), Added to Preserve Freshness, Vitamins, Minerals (Tricalcium Phosphate), Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), A B Vitamin (calcium pantothenate), Vitamin B₁ (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin B2, riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Vitamin A (palmitate), AB Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin D3, ingredients
Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340iii Tripotassium phosphate , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Whole Grain Oats, Sugar, Whole Grain Corn, Modified Corn Starch, Canola and/or Sunflower Oil, Brown Sugar Syrup, Rice Flour, Salt, Corn Starch, Cinnamon, Tripotassium Phosphate, Color (caramel color, annatto extract), Baking Soda, Rosemary Extract. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), A B Vitamin (niacinamide), A B Vitamin (calcium pantothenate), Vitamin B₁ (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B12, Vitamin A (palmitate), AB Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin D3. MAY CONTAIN WHEAT 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.
- E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
4 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 373 extruded cereals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 288th. 64% of the extruded cereals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016000163614, last edited 14 April 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.