Can you spot the ultraprocessed foods?

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

Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original
Cereal & Breakfast
📊 NOVA 4

Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original

Rice Krispies Treats
31.20 oz
Available at Foodtown
90
Calories
1g
Protein
8g
Sugars
105mg
Sodium
50
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original are a familiar, brightly packaged snack you’ll typically find on eye-level shelving in the cereal and snacks aisle or a seasonal endcap near granola bars, lunchbox staples, and other individually wrapped convenience treats. Shoppers often grab them during back-to-school runs, road-trip packing, or when assembling party goodie bags. The product is marketed as a family-friendly, nostalgic treat—positioned to evoke childhood memories of gooey marshmallow squares while appealing to parents looking for easy, shareable snacks for kids. Packaging emphasizes convenience and playful appeal rather than health: clear brand-focused graphics, the word "Original," and claims of being ready-to-eat, with no organic certification or front-of-package natural claims that would imply wholesomeness. Ingredient and preservation cues (corn syrup, high-fructose sweeteners, emulsifiers, TBHQ/BHT) indicate significant industrial processing. Sensory-wise, each individually wrapped square is soft and slightly sticky from a marshmallow binder that envelops crisp toasted rice bits, delivering a contrast of chew and light crunch; the ritual is tactile—pulling apart squares and sharing pieces. The bars are sold in multi-packs for portability and convenience, often eaten on-the-go, in lunchboxes, at sporting events, or during movie nights. In American grocery culture they function as an affordable, nostalgic impulse buy: not a health food but a comfort-oriented convenience product engineered for consistent texture, long shelf life, and wide kid appeal.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 40
Calories90
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2g3%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Sodium105mg5%
Total Carbohydrate17g6%
Total Sugars8g
Added Sugars8g16%
Protein1g
* 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

Ingredients:, Toasted, Rice, Cereal, (Rice,, Sugar,, Salt,, Malt, Flavor),, Corn, Syrup,, Fructose,, Vegetable, Oil, (Soybean, And, Palm, Oil, With, Tbhq, For, Freshness),, Sugar,, Corn, Syrup, Solids., Contains, 2%, Or, Less, Of, Vegetable, Glycerin,, Dextrose,, Gelatin,, Natural, And, Artificial, Flavors, (Contains, Milk),, Salt,, Datem,, Acetylated, Monoglycerides,, Soy, Lecithin,, Bht, For, Freshness..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • acetylated monoglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • BHT - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo 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?

Contains industrial ingredients and additives (corn syrup solids, fructose, TBHQ, BHT, DATEM, artificial flavors, emulsifiers) and is formulated for long shelf life and consistent texture, consistent with ultraprocessed foods.

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 Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original

Well, that depends on your definition of 'healthy'! Rice Krispies Treats are a fun, sweet snack that can be enjoyed in moderation, but they're not exactly a nutrition powerhouse. With added sugars and not much fiber or protein, they're better as an occasional treat rather than a daily staple.

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenientcomforting
$NaN
per package