Is Nestle Cerelac Infant Cereals With Milk Mixed fruits & wheat ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 41 ingredients
- 5 additives
Less processed baby foods
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cereals 50% (WHEAT flour (ultra-processing marker), WHEAT flour (ultra-processing marker)), Skimmed MILK powder (processing marker) 24%, Dried fruits 11% (Banana 0.715%, Orange 0.33%, Apple 0.12100000000000001%, Pear 0.0825%, Corn starch (processing marker), Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (Sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker))), Vegetable oils (processing marker) (Rapeseed Vegetable oils, Sunflower Vegetable oils), Semolina 4% (wheat), Minerals (Calcium carbonate, Ferrous fumarate, Zinc sulphate, Potassium iodide (processing marker)), vitamins, vitamin C, Niacin, vitamin E, Thiamin, vitamin B1, Pantothenic acid, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin K, Folic acid, Biotin, vitamin D, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker) (Vanillin), Antioxidants (Tocopherol-rich extract, Ascorbyl palmitate)
Additives: E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E304i Ascorbyl palmitate , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
Cereals 50% (WHEAT flour, Hydrolysed WHEAT flour), Skimmed MILK powder 24%, Dried fruits 11% (Banana 6.5%, Orange 3%, Apple 1.1%, Pear 0.75%, Corn starch, Maltodextrin, Emulsifier: Sunflower lecithin), Vegetable oils (Rapeseed, Sunflower), Semolina (WHEAT) 4%, Minerals (Calcium carbonate, Ferrous fumarate, Zinc sulphate, Potassium iodide), Vitamins (C, Niacin, E, Thiamin (B1), Pantothenic acid, A, B6, K, Folic acid, Biotin, D), Flavouring (Vanillin), Antioxidants (Tocopherol-rich extract, Ascorbyl palmitate).
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Wheat flour An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
4 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 93 baby foods
From least to most processed, this one ranks 88th. 44% of the baby foods here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410100181523, last edited 26 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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