Is Krusteaz Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 24 ingredients
- 7 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barely flour), sugar (processing marker), soybean (ultra-processing marker), cottonseed oils (processing marker), food starch-modified (ultra-processing marker), contains 2% and less of the following (salt (processing marker)), dextrose (ultra-processing marker), baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, nonfat milk, citric acid, sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), natural and artificial flavors (ultra-processing marker) (derivatives), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E541 Sodium aluminium phosphate
As written on the pack
enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barely flour), sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, food starch-modified, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, dextrose, baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, nonfat milk, citric acid, sodium stearoyl lactylate, guar gum, natural and artificial flavors (contains milk derivatives), xanthan gum,
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
5 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 377 cakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 223rd. 94% of the cakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041449300139, last edited 27 July 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.