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Is Kashi Strawberry Banana Smoothie Loops ultra-processed?

Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States and Canada

Pack of Kashi Strawberry Banana Smoothie Loops

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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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

oat flour, Sugars (cane sugar, banana, strawberry puree), Whole wheat flour, Degerminated corn meal, Oat hull fibre, Natural flavour, canola oil, Salt, red radish (for colour), Mixed tocopherols (for freshness)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

Whole grain oat flour, Sugars (cane sugar, banana puree, strawberry puree), Whole wheat flour, Degerminated corn meal, Oat hull fibre, Natural flavour, Expeller pressed canola oil, Salt, Concentrated red radish juice (for colour), Mixed tocopherols (for freshness)

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.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,869 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1337th. 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 1,869 breakfast cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0018627115588, last edited 26 May 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.