Is Dorset cereals Fruit & nut mueslu crunch ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed mueslis with fruits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Dried fruit 28%, nuts 28%, sultanas, golden raisins (golden raisins, preservative (processing marker)), cashew 6%, dates, OAT flakes, BARLEY flakes (barley, salt (processing marker)), WHEAT flakes, sunflower seeds, sugar (processing marker), SPELT flakes (spelt (wheat), salt (processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker))), millet seed, pumpkin seeds, OAT flour, linseed, acacia fibre (ultra-processing marker), cranberry, chicory root fibre (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (rapeseed vegetable oil, sunflower vegetable oil), cane molasses (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), A allergy advice For allergens, including cereals containing cluton lients in
Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
Dried fruit & nuts (28%) (sultanas, golden raisins (golden raisins, preservative (SULPHUR DIOXIDE)), CASHEW PIECES (6%), chopped dates), wholegrain OAT flakes, toasted BARLEY flakes (BARLEY, salt), wholegrain toasted WHEAT flakes, sunflower seeds, sugar, SPELT flakes (SPELT (WHEAT), salt, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)), millet seed, pumpkin seeds, OAT flour, linseed, acacia fibre, cranberry seeds, chicory root fibre, vegetable oil (rapeseed and sunflower in varying proportions), cane molasses, natural flavouring, A allergy advice For allergens, including cereals containing cluton lients in
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.
- 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.
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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- 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.
Among 138 mueslis with fruits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 137th. 57% of the mueslis with fruits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5018357803866, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.