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Is Graze Lemon Drizzle Flapjack ultra-processed?

Cereal bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Graze Lemon Drizzle Flapjack

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cereal bars

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 44%, chicory root fibre, vegetable oils (rapeseed vegetable oils, palm vegetable oils), golden ē syrup, liquid sugar, humectant (glycerine), whole milk powder, vegetable fats (palm, palm kernel, shea), modified starch, sugar, demerara sugar, starch, emulsifier (lecithins), sea salt, natural lemon flavouring, citrus fibre, yoghurt powder, sweet whey powder, stabiliser (xanthan gum), molasses, natural flavouring, including cereals containing gluten, manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, manganese per portion, enjoy as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, compared with sugar per 100g in over 80 cereal bars, contains certified sustainable palm oil, www.rspo.org certified tm sustainable rspo palm oil 9-1785-16-100-00 f c f ps m tr g best before (see pack lid)

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E322 Lecithins , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: Whey.

As written on the pack

oats (44%), chicory root fibre, vegetable oils (rapeseed, palm**), golden ē syrup, liquid sugar, humectant: glycerine, whole milk powder, vegetable fats (palm**, palm kernel**, shea), modified starch, sugar, demerara sugar, starch, emulsifier: lecithins (soya), sea salt, natural lemon flavouring, citrus fibre, yoghurt powder (milk) (0.2%), sweet whey powder (milk), stabiliser: xanthan gum, molasses, natural flavouring. suitable for vegetarians. for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. all our food is packed in the same place so may contain eggs, peanuts, nuts, mustard, sesame and other cereals containing gluten. manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism. our lemon drizzle flapjack contains 0.73mg of manganese per portion. enjoy as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. *compared with sugar per 100g in over 80 cereal bars. **contains certified sustainable palm oil. www.rspo.org certified tm sustainable rspo palm oil 9-1785-16-100-00 f c f ps m tr g best before: see pack lid.

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • 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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
7 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 487 cereal bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 423rd. 91% of the cereal bars 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 487 cereal bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5055958707919, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.