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Is Choco & Nut Crunchy Muesli ultra-processed?

450g Mueslis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Choco & Nut Crunchy 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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 8 additives

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

Jumbo Oats 14%, Chocolate, Cocoa Solids 50% (Sugar), Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Finger Millet 11%, Brown Rice 10.5%, Flax Seeds 10%, Jowar Flour 7.8%, Cranberries (Sucrose, Sunflower Oil, Cranberries), Pearl Millet Flour 5.8%, Jaggery, Rice Flour, Almonds 3%, Rice Bran Oil, Date, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder 1.5%, Chia Seeds 1%, Natural Flavouring, Refined Palmolein Oil, Antioxidants (Rosemary Flavour (Sunflower Oil, Mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract), BHA, Citric Acid), Salt, Firming Agent (Calcium Carbonate), For allergens please see Ingredients in bold

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha) , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

Jumbo Oats (14%). Chocolate (Cocoa Solids: 50% minimum (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)) (12%), Finger Millet Flour (11%), Brown Rice Flakes (10.5%), Flax Seeds (10%), Jowar Flour (7.8%), Dried Cranberries (Sucrose, Sunflower Oil, Cranberries) (6%), Pearl Millet Flour (5.8%), Jaggery, Rice Flour, Sliced Almonds (3%), Rice Bran Oil, Date Syrup, Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder (1.5%), Chia Seeds (1%), Natural Flavouring, Refined Palmolein Oil, Antioxidants (Rosemary Flavour (Sunflower Oil, Mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract), BHA, Citric Acid), Salt, Firming Agent (Calcium Carbonate). For allergens please see Ingredients in bold May contain: Gluten, Soy, Dairy

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • 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 503rd. 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 5000208001057, last edited 1 February 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.