Is Aldi Protein granola ultra-processed?

400 g Cereal clusters with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

21 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed cereal clusters with fruits

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Oat Flakes, Sugar (processing marker), Pea Protein Isolate, Rapeseed Oil, Oat Bran, pumpkin seeds 3%, cranberries 3% (Cranberries, Sugar (processing marker)), Pea Protein, Coconut, berries 1.5% (Redcurrants, Strawberry, Blackberries), Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Dried Apple, Blueberries (Blueberries, Sugar (processing marker)), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Oat Flakes, Sugar, Pea Protein Isolate, Rapeseed Oil, Oat Bran, PUMPKIN SEEDS (3%), SWEETENED DRIED CRANBERRIES (3%) (Cranberries, Sugar), Pea Protein Concentrate, Coconut, FREEZE DRIED BERRIES (1.5%) (Redcurrants, Strawberry, Blackberries), Tapioca Starch, Dried Apple, Sweetened Dried Blueberries (Blueberries, Sugar), Flavouring. ALLERGY ADVICE:

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 cereal clusters with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 68% of the cereal clusters with fruits here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 19 cereal clusters with fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061459823226, last edited 30 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.