Is Dunnes Stores Fruit & Nut Muesli ultra-processed?

750g Mueslis with fruits Sold in Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Preservative
Vegetable oil

20 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed mueslis with fruits

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

Oats 30%, Raisins 20% (Raisins, Sunflower Oil (processing marker)), Wheat Flakes, Barley Flakes, Wheat Flakes, Hazelnuts 3.5%, Dried Apricot 3.5% (Apricots, Rice Flour, Preservative (processing marker)), Dates 3.5% (Dates, Rice Flour), Almonds 3.5%, Dried Apple 2%, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Coconut Chips 2%

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Oats (30%), Raisins (20%) [Raisins, Sunflower Oil], Wheat Flakes, Barley Flakes, Toasted Wheat Flakes, Hazelnuts (3.5%), Dried Apricot (3.5%) [Apricots, Rice Flour, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide], Dates (3.5%) [Dates, Rice Flour], Almonds (3.5%), Dried Apple (2%), Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Coconut Chips (2%).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 138 mueslis with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 53rd. 57% of the mueslis with fruits 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 138 mueslis with fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5099874328124, last edited 16 April 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.