Is Kellogg's Rice Krispies Holiday Edition ultra-processed?

Breakfast cereals 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:

Colour

18 ingredients
No additives

Less processed breakfast 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

rice, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), corn, barley malt extract, colour (ultra-processing marker), vitamins, minerals (iron phosphate), niacinamide, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, d-calcium pantothenate, folic acid, ingredients, importerd by kellogg canada inc, mississauga, l4w 5s1 delay ycloneet

As written on the pack

rice, sugar, salt, corn and barley malt extract, colour, vitamins and minerals: iron phosphate, niacinamide, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, d-calcium pantothenate, folic acid. contains barley ingredients. importerd by kellogg canada inc. mississauga, ontario l4w 5s1 delay ycloneet

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.

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 1005th. 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 0064100135932, last edited 29 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.