Is Alpen Original Muesli Recipe ultra-processed?

Mueslis Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Milk powder

10 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed mueslis

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

Wheat 39%, Rolled Oats 35%, Raisins 16%, Sugar (processing marker), Skimmed Milk Powder (processing marker), Milk Whey Powde Roasted Sliced Nuts 2% (Almonds, Hazelnuts), Salt (processing marker), Allergy Advice bold

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Wheat (39%), Wholegrain Rolled Oats (35%), Raisins (16%), Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, Milk Whey Powde Roasted Sliced Nuts (2.0%) (Almonds, Hazelnuts), Salt. Allergy Advice bold

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

Culinary ingredients

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

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 62nd. 66% of the mueslis 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 515 mueslis, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010029231199, last edited 6 May 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.