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Is Malt-O-Meal ultra-processed?

28 OZ Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of Malt-O-Meal

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Wheat farina, malted barley, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), ferric orthophosphate, niacinamide (vitamin b3), folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1)

As written on the pack

Wheat farina, malted barley, vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, ferric orthophosphate (source of iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin (vitamin b2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1),

Among 1,868 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 242nd. 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 1,868 breakfast cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042400001058, last edited 28 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.