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Is Gerber oatmeal cereal ultra-processed?

Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of Gerber oatmeal cereal

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 25 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

oat flour, oat flour, potassium phosphate, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), vitamin c (ascorbic acid), iron, electroly zinc sulfate, vitamin e (alpha tocopheryl etate), niacinamide, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vimin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pydoxine hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12, gerber products company, fremont, mi 49 13, usa

Additives: E340 Potassium phosphates

As written on the pack

whole grain oat flour and oat flour (contains wheat), potassium phosphate, vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), iron (electroly zinc sulfate, vitamin e (alpha tocopheryl etate), niacinamide, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vimin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pydoxine hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b12. contains: wheat. gerber products company, fremont, mi 49 13, usa

Among 1,868 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 267th. 60% of the breakfast 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 1,868 breakfast cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0015000070519, last edited 1 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.