Is Bakalland Crunchy muesli ultra-processed?

300g Mueslis with fruits Sold in the United States, China and Morocco

Pack of Bakalland Crunchy 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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 2 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

Cereal ingredients 54% whole-grain flakes 44% (oat), wheat, flour (corn), rice, oat, sugar (processing marker), banana 10% (bananas 55%, coconut oil (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), flavouring (ultra-processing marker)), baker's honey 7.2%, dates 5%, palm oil, pineapple 4% (pineapples 51%, sugar (processing marker), preservative (processing marker)), papaya 3% (papaya 62%, sugar (processing marker), Dreservative (sodium pyrosulphite)), desiccated coconuts 1.9% (desiccated coconuts, preservative (processing marker)), Jecithins, salt (processing marker), flavọurs

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E223 Sodium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

Cereal ingredients 54% whole-grain flakes 44%: oat, wheat; flour: corn, rice, oat), sugar, banana chips 10% (bananas 55%, coconut oil, sugar, flavouring), baker's honey 7,2%, dried dates chopped 5%, palm oil, candied pineapple cubes 4% (pineapples 51%, sugar, preservative: sulphur dioxide), candied papaya cubes 3% (papaya 62%, sugar, Dreservative: sodium pyrosulphite), desiccated coconuts 1,9% (desiccated coconuts, preservative: sulphur dioxide), emulsifier: Jecithins; salt, flavọurs.

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.
4 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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 138 mueslis with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 107th. 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 5900749610339, last edited 11 September 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.