Is Dark Choc Almond Keto Granola ultra-processed?

Mueslis Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E414 Acacia gum

18 ingredients
3 additives
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

Coconut 32%, Sunflower Seeds 14%, Soy Protein Crispies (soy protein isolate, tapioca starch (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker)), Almonds 8%, Pumpkin Seeds 8%, Stabiliser (gum arabic (ultra-processing marker)), Rapeseed Oil, Cocoa Powder 4% (cocoa powder, acidity regulator (potassium carbonate)), Date Juice, Vanilla Seasoning, Salt (processing marker)

Additives: E414 Acacia gum , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Coconut (32%), Sunflower Seeds (14%), Soy Protein Crispies (soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, sea salt), Almonds (8%), Pumpkin Seeds (8%), Stabiliser (gum arabic), Rapeseed Oil, Cocoa Powder (4%) (cocoa powder, acidity regulator: potassium carbonate), Date Juice Concentrate, Vanilla Seasoning, Salt.

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.

E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.

2 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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 343rd. 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 5022374054408, last edited 27 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.