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Is Carman's Gluten free muesli ultra-processed?

400g Mueslis Sold in Australia and France

Pack of Carman's Gluten free 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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

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

carman's deluxe muesli ingredients (sulphite free fruit), dried fruit 24% (sultanas (sultanas, vegetable oil), raisins (raisins, vegetable oil), dates), rice flakes 21% (rice flour, fructose, salt, emulsifier (471)), seeds 20% (sunflower seeds, pepitas), puffed rice, honey 10%, sunflower oil, nuts 3% (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans), psyllium husks, natural vanilla flavour, cinnamon, antioxidant (307b), e present, other uts, milk products, e seeds, soy, nutrition information servings per package (11 serving size), average quantity per serving per 100g average quantity

Additives: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

carman's deluxe gluten free muesli ingredients (sulphite free fruit) dried fruit 24% (sultanas [sultanas, vegetable oil], raisins [raisins, vegetable oil], dates), rice flakes 21% (rice flour, fructose, salt, emulsifier [471]), seeds 20% (sunflower seeds, pepitas), puffed rice, honey 10%, sunflower oil, nuts 3% (almonds, hazelnuts, pecans), psyllium husks, natural vanilla flavour, cinnamon, antioxidant (307b) contains: almonds, hazelnuts and pecans, e present: peanuts, other uts, milk products, e seeds and soy, nutrition information servings per package: 11 serving size:35g average quantity per serving per 100g average quantity

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.

  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 496th. 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 9319133338012, last edited 9 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.