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Is General Mills Chex cereal honey nut gluten free ultra-processed?

1 Extruded cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of General Mills Chex cereal honey nut gluten free

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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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

corn, corn meal, sugar, corn starch, honey, salt, molasses, canola oil, baking soda, natural flavor, natural almond flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), zinc, iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin be (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin b1, thiamin mononitrate, vitamin a (palmitate), vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, a b vitamins, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3, ingredients

Additives: E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

whole grain corn, corn meal,sugar, corn starch, honey,salt, molasses, canola oil, baking soda, natural flavor, natural almond flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness, vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin be (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3, 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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 373 extruded cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 200th. 64% of the extruded cereals 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 373 extruded cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016000487925, last edited 4 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.