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Is Kellogg's Special K Red Berries Cereal ultra-processed?

16.9 Extruded cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of Kellogg's Special K Red Berries Cereal

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives

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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, wheat, sugar, wheat bran, strawberries, soluble wheat fiber, contains 2% and less of brown sugar syrup, salt, malt flavor, vitamins, minerals (vitamin c (ascorbic acid)), reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3

As written on the pack

rice, whole grain wheat, sugar, wheat bran, freeze-dried strawberries, soluble wheat fiber, contains 2% or less of brown sugar syrup, salt, malt flavor, vitamins and minerals: vitamin c (ascorbic acid), reduced iron, niacinamide, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3,

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.
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 373 extruded cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 174th. 64% of the extruded 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 373 extruded cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0038000143717, last edited 4 March 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.