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Is Dairyfine Munchy Bars RAISIN Oat flakes, whole whe ultra-processed?

5 x 32 g Chocolate cereal bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Dairyfine Munchy Bars RAISIN Oat flakes, whole whe

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed cereal bars

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

oat flakes 22%, milk chocolate 19% (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Lecithins)), Glucose Syrup, Oligofructose, raisins 10%, Palm Oil, Wheat, Wheat Flour, honey 2.5%, Sugar, Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk (Skimmed Milk, Sugar), Wheat Bran, Maize Flour, Rice Flour, Wheat Starch, Humectant (Glycerol), Flavouring, Salt, Cocoa Powder, Barley Malt Extract, Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Wheat Flour, Sunflower Oil, Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonates), Ferrous Fumarate, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, vitamins, vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin D, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folic Acid

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E422 Glycerol , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

WHOLEGRAIN OAT FLAKES (22%), MILK CHOCOLATE (19%) (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Lecithins), Glucose Syrup, Oligofructose, RAISINS (10%), Palm Oil, Wholegrain Wheat, Wheat Flour, HONEY (2.5%), Sugar, Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk (Skimmed Milk, Sugar), Wheat Bran, Maize Flour, Rice Flour, Wheat Starch, Humectant: Glycerol; Flavouring, Salt, Cocoa Powder, Barley Malt Extract, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Wholegrain Wheat Flour, Sunflower Oil, Raising Agent: Sodium Carbonates; Ferrous Fumarate, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin D, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folic Acid. ALLERGY ADVICE:

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.

  • 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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
7 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.
  • 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 62 chocolate cereal bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 100% of the chocolate cereal bars 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 62 chocolate cereal bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600559858, last edited 6 June 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.