Is Malt-O-Meal original Quick Cooking Hot Wheat Cereal ultra-processed?

36 oz Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

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

12 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

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

As written on the pack

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

Among 1,869 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 230th. 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 0042400001041, 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.