Is Kellogg's Special K Oats & Honey ultra-processed?

420 Cereal flakes Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

26 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed cereal flakes

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

wholewheat 31%, rice 28%, oats 19%, sugar (processing marker), barley 3%, malted barley flour 2%, honey (processing marker) 2%, brown rice, barley malt flavouring (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), vitamins, minerals (niacin), iron, zinc, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamins, vitamin b1, thiamin, vitamin b6, folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12, 14 delicious 30g servings! this pack is sold by weight not volume, settling of contents may occur during transit

As written on the pack

wholewheat(31%), rice(28%), oats(19%), sugar, barley(3%), malted barley flour(2%), honey(2%), puffed brown rice, barley malt flavouring, salt. vitamins & minerals: niacin, iron, zinc, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin), vitamin b6, folic acid, vitamin d, vitamin b12. for allergens see ingredients highlighted in bold. may contain milk. 14 delicious 30g servings! this pack is sold by weight not volume, settling of contents may occur during transit.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 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.

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 332 cereal flakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 272nd. 27% of the cereal 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 332 cereal flakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5053827142427, last edited 31 August 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.