Can you spot the ultraprocessed foods?

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

General Mills Fiber One Cereal Honey Clusters
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

General Mills Fiber One Cereal Honey Clusters

Fiber One
17.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
170
Calories
4g
Protein
9g
Sugars
200mg
Sodium
10g
Fiber
84
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Fiber One General Mills Fiber One Cereal Honey Clusters is a mass‑market breakfast cereal that you’ll find in the cereal aisle of most American supermarkets, shelved alongside other branded breakfast cereals, granolas, and boxed hot cereals. Packaged in a 17.5‑ounce cardboard box with an inner plastic bag, the product presents itself as a convenient, fiber‑forward option for families and health‑minded shoppers. It fits mornings when people need a quick, portable breakfast — think school‑day bowls for kids, grab‑and‑go breakfasts for commuters, or a crunchy topping for yogurt at brunch. The brand is positioned as a practical, functional product: General Mills markets Fiber One on digestive health and added fiber, appealing to adults who track fiber intake, weight management, or overall wellness; at the same time the honey clusters and modest sweetness make it acceptable to older kids and teens. The label leans on health‑halo cues — added vitamins and minerals, “fiber” branding, and ingredients like whole grain wheat and oats — but it is not organic and does not use child‑oriented cartoon branding. Ingredient names such as corn syrup, maltodextrin, sucralose, and “natural flavor” signal significant industrial processing and fortification. Sensory experience centers on small, crunchy honeyed clusters with a toasted grain flavor and a slightly sticky sheen from sugars and syrups; the eating ritual is familiar — pour milk, spoon, and crunch, or eat handfuls as a dry snack. Sodium (200 mg) and sugar (9 g) per serving and added vitamins point to a product engineered for shelf stability, taste, and perceived nutrition rather than minimally processed whole food simplicity.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cup
Servings per Container: 9
Calories170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2g3%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium200mg9%
Total Carbohydrate45g16%
Dietary Fiber10g36%
Total Sugars9g
Added Sugars8g16%
Protein4g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Whole, Grain, Wheat,, Corn, Bran,, Sugar,, Whole, Grain, Oats,, Rice, Flour,, Wheat, Bran,, Corn, Syrup,, Honey,, Salt,, Canola, and/or, Sunflower, Oil,, Corn, Starch,, Barley, Malt, Extract,, Maltodextrin,, Molasses,, Tripotassium, Phosphate,, Brown, Sugar, Syrup,, Natural, Flavor,, Baking, Soda,, Sucralose,, Rosemary, Extract., Vitamin, E, (Mixed, Tocopherols), Added, to, Preserve, Freshness., Vitamins, and, Minerals:, Calcium, Carbonate,, Iron, and, Zinc, (Mineral, Nutrients),, Vitamin, C, (Sodium, Ascorbate),, A, B, Vitamin, (Niacinamide),, Vitamin, B6, (Pyridoxine, Hydrochloride),, Vitamin, B1, (Thiamin, Mononitrate),, Vitamin, B2, (Riboflavin),, A, B, Vitamin, (Folic, Acid),, Vitamin, B12..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • BHA - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo Preservative

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The ingredient list includes refined sugars, corn syrup, maltodextrin, sucralose, and industrial additives (natural flavors, tripotassium phosphate) and the product is fortified and shelf‑stable, consistent with ultraprocessed (NOVA 4) classification.

Daily Ritual

Can you Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play our Supermarket Game

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Shopping in the supermarket oil aisle

Others also viewed

Common Questions about General Mills Fiber One Cereal Honey Clusters

Whether Fiber One Cereal is healthy can depend on your dietary goals. It's high in fiber, which is great for digestive health, but it does contain added sugars and artificial sweeteners. If you're looking for a quick breakfast that offers some nutritional benefits, it fits the bill, but it's best to enjoy it as part of a balanced diet.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
weekend-brunch

Vibe:

practicalwholesomenostalgic
$NaN
per package