Is Bio&Me Oats & Plenty Super Seedy & Nutty Porridge ultra-processed?

400g Porridge 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
Vegetable fiber

16 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

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 69%, Dried Fruit 10% (Dates, Raisins), Seeds 6% (Sunflower, Brown Linseed, Pumpkin), Chicory Root Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Nuts 4% (Ground Almonds, Ground Hazelnuts), Quinoa, Dried Carrot, Coconut Flour, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Oats (69%), Dried Fruit (10%) (Dates, Raisins), Seeds (6%) (Sunflower, Brown Linseed, Pumpkin), Chicory Root Fibre, Nuts (4%) (Ground Almonds, Ground Hazelnuts), Quinoa Flakes, Dried Carrot, Coconut Flour, Natural Flavouring.

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.

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.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 160 porridge

From least to most processed, this one ranks 137th. 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 5060853640063, 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.