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Is Grain Berry whole grain honey nut toasted oats ultra-processed?

12 oz Oat Sold in the United States

Pack of Grain Berry whole grain honey nut toasted oats

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed oat

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

oats, brown sugar, wheat starch, sorghum blend (hi-tannin bran), onyx, modified corn starch, honey, salt, tricalcium phosphate, tripotassium, phosphate, molasses, tocopherols (vitamin e), added to maintain freshness, almonds, canola oil, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), iron, zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid), vitamin e (acetate), vitamin b3 (niacinamide), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamins, vitamin b6, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, vitamin d (cholecalciferol), vitamin b1 (thiamine hydrochloride), vitamin b12 (cycanocobalamin)

As written on the pack

Whole grain oats, brown sugar, wheat starch, sorghum blend: (hi-tannin bran, whole grain onyx), modified corn starch, honey, salt, tricalcium phosphate, tripotassium, phosphate, molasses, tocopherols (vitamin e) added to maintain freshness, almonds, canola oil. vitamins & minerals: calcium carbonate, iron & zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid), vitamin e (acetate), vitamin b3 (niacinamide), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), folic acid, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin d (cholecalciferol), vitamin b1 (thiamine hydrochloride), vitamin b12 (cycanocobalamin)

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.

  • 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.
5 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 103 oat

From least to most processed, this one ranks 92nd. 16% of the oat 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 103 oat, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0086341170510, last edited 5 October 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.