Is Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats Original ultra-processed?

16 oz Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat, sugar (processing marker), brown rice syrup, gelatin (ultra-processing marker), BHT, reduced iron, folic acid

Additives: E321 Butylated hydroxytoluene , E428 Gelatine

As written on the pack

Whole grain wheat, sugar, brown rice syrup, gelatin, BHT, reduced iron, folic acid

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1140th. 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041192102394, last edited 9 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.