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Is Post Big Biscuit Shredded Wheat ultra-processed?

15 oz Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of Post Big Biscuit Shredded Wheat

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.

  • 2 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

wheat, bht is added to the packaging material to preserve freshness

As written on the pack

Whole grain wheat. bht is added to the packaging material to preserve freshness.

Among 1,868 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 164th. 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 0884912180056, last edited 18 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.