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Is Essential Waitrose Porridge oats with wheatbran ultra-processed?

1 kg Oat Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Essential Waitrose Porridge oats with wheatbran

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 2 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Rolled oats 88%, wheat bran 12%

As written on the pack

Rolled wholegrain oats (88%), wheat bran (12%)

Among 103 oat

From least to most processed, this one ranks 62nd. 16% of the oat 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 103 oat, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169049099, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.