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Is Post grape-nuts cereal ultra-processed?

20.5 OZ (1 LB 4.5 OZ) 581 g Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States and Panama

Pack of Post grape-nuts cereal

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed breakfast cereals

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, malted barley flour, salt, yeast, vitamins, minerals (reduced iron), niacinamide, zinc oxide, vitamins, vitamin b6, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid

As written on the pack

whole grain wheat flour, malted barley flour, salt, dried yeast, vitamins and minerals: reduced iron, niacinamide, zinc oxide (source of zinc), vitamin b6, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), folic acid.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,868 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 500th. 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 0884912004710, last edited 23 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.