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Is Holland and Barrett 12 plant muesli ultra-processed?

1000g Bircher-style mueslis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Holland and Barrett 12 plant muesli

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed bircher-style 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

Oats Jumbo, Oats Regular, Raisins 11%, Barley Flakes, Sunflower Seeds 6%, Rye Flakes, Malted Wheat Flakes, Sultanas 6%, Dried Apricots 3%, Hazelnuts, Almonds, Currants, Cashew Nuts, Brown Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil, Barley Malt Extract, Preservative

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Oats Jumbo, Oats Regular, Raisins (11%), Barley Flakes, Sunflower Seeds (6%), Rye Flakes, Malted Wheat Flakes, Sultanas (6%), Dried Apricots (3%), Hazelnuts, Almonds, Currants, Cashew Nuts, Brown Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil, Barley Malt Extract, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 bircher-style mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 43% of the bircher-style 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 14 bircher-style mueslis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059604647604, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.