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Is GoldenVale Pecan & Maple Muesli Clusters ultra-processed?

500 g Mueslis Sold in Australia

Pack of GoldenVale Pecan & Maple Muesli Clusters

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 2 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

Rolled Oats 53%, Sugar, Rice Crisps 9% (Rice, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Malt Extract (Barley), Salt), Vegetable Oil (Includes Antioxidant (307b)), Pecan 7%, Wheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Maple Syrup 0.8%, Honey, Natural Flavour, Natural Colour (150a), Cinnamon, Great care has been taken to remove the nut shell fragments, however some may remain

Additives: E150a Plain caramel , E307b Concentrated tocopherol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150a Plain caramel.

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Rolled Oats (53%), Sugar, Rice Crisps (9%) [Rice Grits, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Malt Extract (Barley), Salt], Vegetable Oil [Includes Antioxidant (307b)], Pecan Pieces (7%), Wheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Maple Syrup (0.8%), Honey, Natural Flavour, Natural Colour (150a), Cinnamon. CONTAINS GLUTEN, WHEAT, PECAN. MAY CONTAIN ALMOND, BRAZIL NUT, CASHEW, HAZELNUT, MILK, SOY. Great care has been taken to remove the nut shell fragments, however some may remain. Suitable for Vegetarians.

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.

  • E150a Plain caramel Plain caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
5 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.
  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 499th. 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 4088700238455, last edited 10 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.