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Is Simply nature Pumpkin seed and flax granola cereal ultra-processed?

11.5 oz Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Pack of Simply nature Pumpkin seed and flax granola 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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

rolled oats, cane sugar, rice flour, vegetable oil, milled wheat, pumpkin seeds, flax, rice syrup, sea salt, barley malt flour, cinnamon, natural mixed tocopherols

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

ORGANIC ROLLED WHOLE GRAIN OATS, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC VEGETABLE OIL, ORGANIC MILLED WHEAT, ORGANIC PUMPKIN SEEDS, ORGANIC FLAX, ORGANIC RICE SYRUP, SEA SALT, ORGANIC BARLEY MALT FLOUR, ORGANIC CINNAMON, NATURAL MIXED TOCOPHEROLS.

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.
  • 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 1,869 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 686th. 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 1,869 breakfast cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100339987, last edited 16 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.