Is Asda Apple & Blueberry Flavour Porridge Sachets ultra-processed?

288g Porridge with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

9 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed porridge with fruits

Organic banana and plum multigrain porridge Sainsbury's 12 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Cranberry & Raisin Porridge Moma 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Exotic Fruits Quaker 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Protein Porridge Sachets Apple & Cranberry Carman's 11 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Blueberries (Blueberries, Sugar (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker)), Dried Apple Pieces, Salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Oat Flakes, Sugar, Flavourings, Sweetened Dried Blueberries [Blueberries, Sugar, Sunflower Oil], Dried Apple Pieces, Salt. .

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.

3 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 porridge with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 68% of the porridge 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 porridge with fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057172484461, last edited 7 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.