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Is Great Value Bite Size Shredded Wheat ultra-processed?

8 servings Net wt 16.4 oz Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of Great Value Bite Size Shredded Wheat

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.

  • 3 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

wheat, freshness preserved with vitamin e (mixed tocopherols)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

Whole grain wheat, freshness preserved with vitamin e (mixed tocopherols).

Among 1,868 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 261st. 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 0078742030920, 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.