Is Kashi 馃嚭馃嚫Solana Beach California Toasted Berry Crisp, GO LEAN Cereal. ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 38 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed breakfast cereals
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Sugars (processing marker) (cane sugar, brown rice syrup), oats, Soy (soy protein, corn flour, oat hull fibre, cane sugar (processing marker), natural flavour (ultra-processing marker)), Wheat sticks (whole wheat flour, seven, sesame (oats, hard red wheat, rye, brown rice, triticale, barley, buckwheat, sesame seeds), calcium carbonate), Chicory root fibre (ultra-processing marker) (inulin), Cranberries (cranberries, cane sugar (processing marker), vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker)), canola oil, Blueberries (blueberries, cane sugar (processing marker), rice flour, sunflower oil (processing marker)), Baking soda, Salt (processing marker), Mixed tocopherols
Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E422 Glycerol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
Sugars (cane sugar, brown rice syrup), Whole grain oats, Soy flakes, (soy protein concentrate, corn flour, oat hull fibre, cane sugar, natural flavour), Wheat sticks (whole grain whole wheat flour, seven whole grains and sesame flour [oats, hard red wheat, rye, brown rice, triticale, barley, buckwheat, sesame seeds], calcium carbonate), Chicory root fibre (inulin), Cranberries (cranberries, cane sugar, vegetable glycerin), Expeller pressed canola oil, Blueberries (blueberries, cane sugar, rice flour, sunflower oil), Baking soda, Salt, Mixed tocopherols
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.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 1,869 breakfast cereals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1600th. 60% of the breakfast cereals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0018627597490, last edited 9 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.