Is Kellogg's Rice Krispies ultra-processed?

560 grammes Puffed rice Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E322 Lecithins

33 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed puffed rice

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

Rice, Sugars (processing marker) (sugar, corn, barley malt extract), Salt (processing marker), Sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), Vitamins, minerals (Iron phosphate), Niacinamide, Thiamine hydrochloride, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Pyridoxine hydrochloride, D-calcium pantothenate, Folic acid, Ingrédients (Riz), Sucres (sucre, extrait de maïs et d'orge maltée), Sel, Lécithine de tournesol, Vitamines et minéraux (Phosphate de fer), Niacinamide, Chlorhydrate de thiamine, Cholécalciférol (Vitamine D3), Chlorhydrate de pyridoxine 3%, D-pantothénate de calcium, Acide folique

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

(Rice, Sugars (sugar, corn and barley malt extract), Salt, Sunflower lecithin, Vitamins and minerals: Iron phosphate, Niacinamide, Thiamine hydrochloride, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Pyridoxine hydrochloride, D-calcium pantothenate, Folic acid. Contains: Barley. Ingrédients : Riz, Sucres (sucre, extrait de maïs et d'orge maltée), Sel, Lécithine de tournesol, Vitamines et minéraux : Phosphate de fer, Niacinamide, Chlorhydrate de thiamine, Cholécalciférol (Vitamine D3), 0% 3% Chlorhydrate de pyridoxine, D-pantothénate de calcium, Acide folique. 6% 1% 0% 19% 5%

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.

E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.

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 15 puffed rice

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 40% of the puffed rice 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 15 puffed rice, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0064100143135, last edited 14 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.