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SPECIAL K

Special K original

ranked #483 of 1526 in breakfast cereal
Contains: en:gluten
Least processed#483 / 1526Healthiest#1035 / 1282Lowest sugar#605 / 1431✓ Palm-oil-free
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NOVA · 4 · 7 INGREDIENTS · 0 ADDITIVES
Highly processed. 0 additives and 7 ingredients — substantially industrial.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Mar 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
32
Healthiness
40
Low sugar
50
Low calorie
40
Low salt
55
High protein
50
High fibre
Nutrient density
25
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 · 5053827182782 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 32.
INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
Rice46%
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Wholewheat37%
whole grain+2
Sugar~017%
added sugar-3
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Salt.~017%
whole / basic0
FinalNOVA · 4 · Highly processed32

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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