Is Cheerios Oat Cunch Almond imp ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 49 ingredients
- 5 additives
Less processed extruded cereals
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
oats, sugar (processing marker), corn, modified corn starch (ultra-processing marker), canola, sunflower oil (processing marker), almonds, brown sugar syrup, corn starch (processing marker), rice, sorghum, millet, salt (processing marker), tripotassium phosphate, baking soda, color (ultra-processing marker) (caramel color, annatto), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), iron, zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (calcium pantothenate), vitamins, vitamin b, thiamin mononitrate, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, vitamin b12, vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin ds, ingredients
Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340iii Tripotassium phosphate , 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, almonds, brown sugar syrup, corn starch, whole grain rice, whole grain sorghum, whole grain millet, salt, tripotassium phosphate, baking soda, color (caramel color, annatto extract), natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (calcium pantothenate), vitamin b, (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b12. vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin ds. contains almond 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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- 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 311th. 64% of the extruded cereals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016000168497, last edited 9 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.