Is Carman's Natural Untoasted Bircher Muesli ultra-processed?

875 g Mueslis with fruits Sold in Australia

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Honey
Vegetable oil

18 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed mueslis with fruits

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

Whole Grain Oats, Fruit 19% (Sultanas (Sultanas, Vegetable Oil (processing marker)), Raisins (Raisins, Vegetable Oil (processing marker)), Currants), Nuts 12% (Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pecans), Seeds 9% (Sunflower, Sesame), Honey (processing marker), Cinnamon

As written on the pack

(GM free & Preservative free) Whole Grain Oats, Fruit 19% (Sultanas [Sultanas, Vegetable Oil], Raisins [Raisins, Vegetable Oil], Currants), Nuts 12% (Almonds, Hazelnuts, Pecans), Seeds 9% (Sunflower, Sesame), Honey, Cinnamon. Contains: Gluten, Almond, Hazelnut, Pecan, Sesame. May Contain: Wheat, Barley, Rye, Peanut, Other Tree Nuts, Milk, Lupin, Soy.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 138 mueslis with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 57% of the mueslis with fruits 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 138 mueslis with fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9319133334694, last edited 13 March 2025), 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.