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Yes — Corn Flakes is ultra-processed.
This cereal contains malted barley extract, which is an industrially processed extract used as a flavor enhancer and is classified as an ultra-processed ingredient in the NOVA system. Therefore, the overall product is considered ultra-processed (UPF). The added vitamin and mineral mix does not change the classification, as fortification alone is not considered ultra-processing.
Other breakfast cereals & bars Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Protein Peanuts & Dark Chocolate
Eat Natural
Not UPF
Bite size wheat shreds
Harvest Morn, Aldi
Not UPF
Creamy superfast oats
Mornflake
Not UPF
SUPER SMOOTH PORRIDGE
TESCO
Not UPF
quaker original
Quaker
Not UPF
Penne Rigate Nudeln
Combino
Not UPF
Plain Wheats
Kellogg's
Not UPF
Low Sugar Grain-free granola
The Paleo Foods Co
Not UPF
Bitesize Wheat Shreds
Harvest Morn
Not UPF
Oats
Mornflake
Not UPF
Yes — Corn Flakes by Asda is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This cereal contains malted barley extract, which is an industrially processed extract used as a flavor enhancer and is classified as an ultra-processed ingredient in the NOVA system. Therefore, the overall product is considered ultra-processed (UPF). The added vitamin and mineral mix does not change the classification, as fortification alone is not considered ultra-processing.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.