Is Dorset Cereals tasty toasted spelt flaked muesli ultra-processed?

570g 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:

E322 Lecithins

22 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

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

Dried fruit 32% (sultanas, dates, golden raisins 2% (golden raisins, preservative (processing marker)), raisins), barley flakes (barley, salt (processing marker)), spelt (wheat), flakes 19% (spelt (wheat), salt (processing marker), sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), oat flakes, nuts 7% (hazelnuts 4%, almonds), pumpkin seeds 4%

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Dried fruit (32%)[sultanas, chopped dates, golden raisins (2%) (golden raisins, preservative sulphur dioxide), raisins], toasted barley flakes (barley, salt), spelt (wheat) flakes (19%) (spelt (wheat), salt, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)), wholegrain oat flakes, nuts (7%) [roasted whole hazelnuts (4%), sliced almonds], pumpkin seeds (4%)

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.

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.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 344th. 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 5018357012435, 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.