Is Carman's 5 Grain & Seed Granola Almond, Vanilla & Cinnamon ultra-processed?

450 Mueslis Sold in the United Kingdom and Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Invert sugar
Vegetable fiber

22 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed mueslis

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, Rye, Barley, Wheat Flakes, Buckwheat 49%, Seeds 8% (Sunflower, Linseeds, Pepitas, Sesame), Chicory Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Golden Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Almonds 6%, Wheat Bran Straws, Bran (Wheat, Wheat Bran, Barley Malt Extract), Raw Sugar (processing marker), Puffed Rice, Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Oat Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Cinnamon, Natural Vanilla Flavour (ultra-processing marker), Natural Flavour (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Whole Grains 49% (Oats, Rye, Barley, Wheat Flakes, Buckwheat), Seeds 8% (Sunflower, Linseeds, Pepitas, Sesame), Chicory Fibre, Golden Syrup, Sunflower Oil, Almonds 6%, Wheat Bran Straws, Bran Flakes (Whole Grain Wheat, Wheat Bran, Barley Malt Extract), Raw Sugar, Puffed Rice, Tapioca Starch, Oat Fibre, Cinnamon, Natural Vanilla Flavour, Natural Flavour.

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.

Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.

3 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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
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 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 430th. 66% of the mueslis 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 515 mueslis, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9319133334809, last edited 3 April 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.