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KELLOGG'S

Special K

500g · ranked #798 of 1526 in breakfast cereal
Contains: en:gluten, en:gluten
Least processed#798 / 1526Healthiest#749 / 1282Lowest sugar#757 / 1431✓ Palm-oil-free
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Ultra-processed
NOVA · 4 · 19 INGREDIENTS · 0 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 0 additives and 19 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
16
Healthiness
60
Low sugar
50
Low calorie
40
Low salt
55
High protein
50
High fibre
80
Nutrient density
40
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 5000127163195 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 16.
INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
rice46%
—0
wholewheat33%
whole grain+2
sugar~0–46%
added sugar-3
salt~0–46%
whole / basic0
niacin~0–46%
—0
iron~0–46%
—0
zinc~0–46%
—0
vitamin b2~0–46%
see related (3)
—0
riboflavin
—0
vitamin b1~0–46%
see related (3)
—0
vitamin b6~0–46%
see related (2)
—0
folic acid~0–46%
—0
vitamin d~0–46%
see related (2)
—0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Ultra-processed16

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 0
No flagged additives.
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