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Is Ratio Maple Almond Crunch ultra-processed?

Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of Ratio Maple Almond Crunch

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:

  • 50 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

almonds, soy protein isolate, erythritol, corn meal, corn, maple syrup, corn bran, sugar, canola, sunflower oil, modified corn starch, coconut oil, whey protein isolate, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, salt, inulin, cinnamon, caramel color, sea salt, baking soda, stevia extract, natural flavor, vanilla extract, almond, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron, zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b₁ (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b₂ (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b₁2, vitamin d3

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E968 Erythritol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

almonds, soy protein isolate, erythritol, corn meal, whole grain corn, maple syrup, corn bran, sugar, canola and/or sunflower oil, modified corn starch, coconut oil, whey protein isolate, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, salt, inulin, cinnamon, caramel color, sea salt, baking soda, stevia extract, natural flavor, vanilla extract, almond extract. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b₁ (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b₂ (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b₁2, vitamin d3. contains almonds, milk and soy

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 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.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,868 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1802nd. 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 0016000188648, last edited 4 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.