Is Dorset cereals Fantastically fruity muesli ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 16 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed mueslis with fruits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
oat flakes 44%, fruit 35% (dates, apricots 7% (apricots, preservative (processing marker)), plum 6%, coconut chips, raspberry, cherries), nuts 20%, seeds 20% (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, pecan nuts 3.5%, whole almonds)
Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide
As written on the pack
Wholegrain oat flakes (44%), fruit (35%) [chopped dates, dried diced apricots (7%) (apricots, preservative (sulphur dioxide)), dried diced plum (6%), toasted coconut chips, freeze dried raspberry pieces, freeze dried sliced cherries], nuts & seeds (20%) [sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chopped pecan nuts (3.5%), whole almonds].
What makes it processed
Preservation and traditional processing
Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 138 mueslis with fruits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 50th. 57% of the mueslis with fruits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5018357012459, last edited 14 September 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.