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Is Bio&Me Apple and Cinnamon Porridge ultra-processed?

65g Porridge Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Bio&Me Apple and Cinnamon Porridge

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed porridge

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 43%, Skimmed Milk Powder, Dates, Seeds (Sunflower, Chia (Salvia Hispanica), Brown Linseed), Ground Almonds, Apple 5%, Dried Carrot, Quinoa, Buckwheat Flakes, Cinnamon 1%, Natural Calcium from Seaweed

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Oats (43%), Skimmed Milk Powder, Dates, Seeds (Sunflower, Chia (Salvia Hispanica), Brown Linseed), Ground Almonds, Apple 5%), Dried Carrot, Quinoa Flakes, Buckwheat Flakes, Cinnamon (1%), Natural Calcium from Seaweed.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 160 porridge

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 57% of the porridge 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 160 porridge, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060853640896, last edited 12 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.