Is Hillcrest Crunchy Oat Clusters Chunky Nut ultra-processed?

Crunchy cereal clusters Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed crunchy cereal clusters

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 55%, Raw Sugar (processing marker), Nuts 12% (Almonds, Hazelnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pecans), Vegetable Oil (processing marker), Puffed Rice 7% (Rice Flour, Rice Bran), Corn Starch (processing marker), Desiccated Coconut, Natural Flavour (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Oats (55%), Raw Sugar, Nuts (12%) (Almonds, Hazelnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pecans), Vegetable Oil, Puffed Rice (7%) (Rice Flour, Rice Bran), Corn Starch, Desiccated Coconut, Natural Flavour.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 72 crunchy cereal clusters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 81% of the crunchy cereal clusters 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 72 crunchy cereal clusters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061463713841, 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.