Is Uncle Tobys Plus crunchy clusters + cashews ultra-processed?

410 g Cereal clusters with nuts Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

22 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed cereal clusters with nuts

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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 55%, Corn, Sugar (processing marker), Wheat Flour, Cashews 6%, Salt (processing marker), Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Natural Flavours (ultra-processing marker), Vitamins, Minerals Minerals (Calcium, Iron, Zinc), vitamins, vitamin C, Niacin, vitamin B1, vitamin E, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Contains Crunchy Clusters 18%

As written on the pack

Whole Grain Wheat (55%), Corn, Sugar, Wheat Flour, Cashews (6%), Salt, Vegetable Oil, Natural Flavours. Vitamins and Minerals Minerals (Calcium, Iron, Zinc), Vitamins (C, Niacin, B1, E, B2, B6, Folic Acid). Contains Gluten, Wheat, Cashew. May Contain Oats, Barley, Rye, Other Tree Nuts, Soy, Milk, Lupin. Contains Crunchy Clusters (18%).

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 cereal clusters with nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 81% of the cereal clusters with nuts 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 21 cereal clusters with nuts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300605132863, last edited 19 September 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.