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Is Dorset Cereals Honey Granola ultra-processed?

450 g Mueslis with nuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Dorset Cereals Honey Granola

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed mueslis with nuts

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 46%, nuts 28%, seeds 28% (almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, pecan nuts), honey 16%, RYE flakes, vegetable oil (rapeseed vegetable oil, sunflower vegetable oil), natural flavouring

As written on the pack

Wholegrain OAT flakes (46%), nuts & seeds (28%) [sliced ALMONDS, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chopped PECAN NUTS], honey (16%), toasted wholegrain RYE flakes, vegetable oil (rapeseed and sunflower in varying proportions), natural flavouring.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 mueslis with nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 71% of the mueslis with nuts 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 28 mueslis with nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5018357804863, last edited 14 August 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.