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Is Harvest Morn Breakfast Biscuits Milk & Cereal ultra-processed?

225 g Biscuits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Harvest Morn Breakfast Biscuits Milk & Cereal

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:

  • 40 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed biscuits

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

cereals 66% (Wheat Flour, Oat Flakes, Wheat Flour, Barley Flour, Rye Flour, Spelt (Wheat), Flour), Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Kernel Oil), Sugar, skimmed milk powder 1.5%, whole milk powder 1.5%, Flavourings, Whey Powder, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonates), Ammonium Carbonates, Vitamins, Minerals, Magnesium, Iron, Niacin, Folic Acid, vitamins, vitamin B1, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Emulsifiers (Lecithins (Rapeseed)), mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Maltodextrin, Glucose Syrup, Egg

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates , E503 Ammonium carbonates

As written on the pack

CEREALS (66%) (Wheat Flour, Oat Flakes, Wholegrain Wheat Flour, Barley Flour, Rye Flour, Spelt (Wheat) Flour), Vegetable Oils (Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Kernel Oil), Sugar, SKIMMED MILK POWDER (1.5%), WHOLE MILK POWDER (1.5%), Flavourings, Whey Powder (Milk), Salt, Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonates, Ammonium Carbonates; Vitamins and Minerals (Magnesium, Iron, Niacin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B1, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6), Emulsifiers: Lecithins (Rapeseed), Mono-and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Maltodextrin, Glucose Syrup, Egg.

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.
  • E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • 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.

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.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • 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.
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.

  • 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.
  • 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 1,514 biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1327th. 83% of the biscuits 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 1,514 biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061464915756, last edited 7 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.