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Is Harvest Morn Fruit & Grain Apple ultra-processed?

Breakfast cereals Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Harvest Morn Fruit & Grain Apple

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:

  • 63 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

apple 40%, cinnamon filling 40% (sugar, apple purée 20%, water, modified maize starch, humectant (glycerol), geling agent (pectin), acid (malic acid), fiming agent (tricalcium phosphate), preservative (potassium sorbate), acidity regulator (sodium citrate), havouring, cinnamon), wheat flour wheat flour, iron, niäcin, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid, sunflower oil, humectant (glycerol), oat bran, raisins (raisins, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil), liquid whole egg, oat flakes, molasses, brown sugar, oat flour, vitamins, minerals, calcium, niacin, iron, zinc oxide, vitamins, vitamin b6, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin a, folic acid, invert sugar syrup, raising agents (potassium carbonates), diphosphates, sodium carbonates, calcium phosphates, stabiliser (carboxy methyl cellulose), salt, preservative (sodium propionate), maize starch

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E281 Sodium propionate , E296 Malic acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341iii Tricalcium phosphate , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins , E450 Diphosphates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

apple and cinnamon filling (40%) (sugar, apple purée (20%), water, modified maize starch, humectant: glycerol,, geling agent: pectin, acid: malic acid, fiming agent: tricalcium phosphate, preservative: potassium sorbate, acidity regulator: sodium citrate, havouring, cinnamon), wheat flour wheat flour, iron, niäcin, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid), sunflower oil, humectant: glycerol, oat bran, raisins (raisins, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil), pasteurised liquid whole egg, wholegrain oat flakes, molasses, brown sugar, oat flour, vitamins and minerals (calcium, niacin, iron, zinc oxide, vitamin b6, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin a, folic acid), invert sugar syrup, raising agents: potassium carbonates, diphosphates, sodium carbonates, calcium phosphates, stabiliser: carboxy methyl cellulose, salt, preservative: sodium propionate, maize starch,

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • 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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.

  • E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,869 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1840th. 60% of the breakfast cereals 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 1,869 breakfast cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600257747, last edited 21 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.