Is Bear Naked Triple Berry Baked Granola ultra-processed?

Breakfast cereals Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E422 Glycerol

23 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed breakfast cereals

Sprouted Rolled Oats One Degree Organic Foods 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Old Fashioned Oats Quaker Oats 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Quick 1-Minute Oats Quaker Oats 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Old Fashioned 100% Whole Grain Rolled Oats Quaker Oats 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

oats, brown sugar (processing marker), brown rice syrup, crisp rice (rice flour, sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker)), whole oat flour, cranberries (cranberries, cane sugar (processing marker), vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker)), canola oil, pumpkin seeds, strawberries, blueberries, baking soda, sea salt (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), rosemary extract for freshness, sprinkle as a topping do good, rec recycle if clean, dry

Additives: E422 Glycerol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

whole grain oats, brown sugar, brown rice syrup, crisp rice (rice flour, sugar, salt), whole oat flour, dried cranberries (cranberries, cane sugar, vegetable glycerin), canola oil, pumpkin seeds, strawberries, blueberries, baking soda, sea salt, natural flavors, rosemary extract for freshness, may contain tree nuts, sprinkle as a topping do good , rec recycle if clean , dry

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.

E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,869 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1424th. 60% of the breakfast cereals 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 1,869 breakfast cereals, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0884623105362, last edited 4 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.