Is Kellogg's Corn Pops Sweet Crispy Crunch ultra-processed?

Corn flakes Sold in the United States

Pack of Kellogg's Corn Pops Sweet Crispy Crunch

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed extruded cereals

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

Milled corn, sugar (processing marker), corn syrup, molasses (processing marker), salt (processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker), mixed tocopherols, annatto extract color, wheat starch (processing marker), reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamins, vitamin B1, folic acid, vitamins, vitamin D3, vitamin B12

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

Milled corn, sugar, corn syrup, molasses, salt, vegetable oil, mixed tocopherols, annatto extract color, wheat starch, reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, folic acid, vitamin D3, vitamin B12

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 61 corn flakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 43rd. 28% of the corn flakes 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 61 corn flakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041192100253, last edited 8 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.