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Is Asda Swiss Style Muesli ultra-processed?

Mueslis with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Swiss Style Muesli

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 16 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed mueslis 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

Malted Wheat Flakes 38% (Wheat, Barley Malt Extract, Rolled Oats 37%, Raisins 14%, Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Cotton Seed Oil), Sultanas 4.5% (Sultanas, Cotton Seed Oil), Whey Powder (from Milk), Hazelnuts 1.5%, Flaked Almonds, including cereals containing gluten

As written on the pack

Toasted Malted Wholegrain Wheat Flakes (38%) [Wheat, Barley Malt Extract), Rolled Wholegrain Oats (37%), Raisins (14%) [Raisins, Sunflower Oil, Cotton Seed Oil], Sultanas (4.5%) [Sultanas, Cotton Seed Oil], Whey Powder (from Milk), Nibbed Hazelnuts (1.5%), Flaked Almonds (Nut) (1.5%). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain traces of other nuts, peanuts and sesame seeds.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 138 mueslis with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 79th. 57% of the mueslis 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 138 mueslis with fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781527602, last edited 27 March 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.