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Is Nestlé Farinha Láctea ultra-processed?

360g Cornmeal Sold in the United States

Pack of Nestlé Farinha Láctea

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed cornmeal

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

Wheat flour enriched with iron 55%, folic acid 55%, sugar, whole milk powder 20%, vitamins C (ascorbic acid), vitamins, vitamin B5, calcium pantothenate, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate), calcium minerals (dibasic calcium phosphate), iron (ferrous fumarate), zinc (zinc oxide), salt, flavoring

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate

As written on the pack

Wheat flour enriched with iron and folic acid (55%), sugar, whole milk powder (20%), vitamins C (ascorbic acid), vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) and vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate), calcium minerals (dibasic calcium phosphate), iron (ferrous fumarate) and zinc (zinc oxide), salt and flavoring

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.
3 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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 cornmeal

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 18% of the cornmeal 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 11 cornmeal, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7891000358764, last edited 13 June 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.