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Is General mills total whole grain flakes ultra-processed?

Cereal flakes Sold in the United States

Pack of General mills total whole grain flakes

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 33 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cereal flakes

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

Whole Wheat, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Salt, Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols), Added to Preserve Freshness, Vitamins, Minerals (Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate)), Vitamin E Acetate, Iron, Zinc (mineral nutrients), AB Vitamin (niacinamide), AB vitamins, calcium pantothenate, Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamins, vitamin B, thiamin mononitrate, A B vitamins, folic acid, Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3, ingrediénts

As written on the pack

Whole Wheat, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Salt. Vitamin E (mixed tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Vitamin E Acetate, Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), AB Vitamin (niacinamide), AB Vitamin (calcium pantothenate), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Vitamin B, (thiamin mononitrate), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3. CONTAINS WHEAT; MAY CONTAIN ALMOND INGREDIÉNTS.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 332 cereal flakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 232nd. 27% of the cereal flakes 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 332 cereal flakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0016000275638, last edited 27 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.