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Is ICA basic Müslibar ultra-processed?

6 x 25 g Cereal bars Sold in Sweden

Pack of ICA basic Müslibar

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Glukosfruktossirap, kakao, flingor (vetemjöl, socker, fettreducerat kakaopulver, vete, stärkelse, kornmaltsextrakt), extruderade flingor (vete, mjöl, rismjöl, socker, dextros, vetemaltmjöl, kornmalt, mjöl, salt), av fullkornshavre 11%, mjölkchoklad 10% (socker, kakaosmör, mjölkpulver, kakaomassa, emulgeringsmedel (e322)), korn (korn, socker, salt, kornmaltextrakt), av fullkornsvete 8%, socker, maltodextrin, palmolja, honung, kakaopulver, fettreducerat kakaopulver, emulgeringsmedel (e471), salt, Odlat i EU, Läs om hållbarhetscertifierad palmolja på ica.se, och sesamfrö

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Glukosfruktossirap, extruderade kakao - flingor (vetemjöl, socker, fettreducerat kakaopulver, vete - stärkelse, kornmaltsextrakt), extruderade flingor (vete - mjöl, rismjöl, socker, dextros, vetemaltmjöl, kornmalt - mjöl, salt), flingor av fullkornshavre* 11%, mjölkchoklad 10% (socker, kakaosmör, mjölkpulver, kakaomassa, emulgeringsmedel (E322)), rostade kornflingor (korn, socker, salt, kornmaltextrakt), flingor av fullkornsvete* 8%, socker, maltodextrin, palmolja**, honung, kakaopulver, fettreducerat kakaopulver, emulgeringsmedel (E471), salt. *Odlat i EU/Icke EU. **Läs om hållbarhetscertifierad palmolja på ica.se. Kan innehålla spår av: jordnöt, mandel, hasselnöt, valnöt, cashewnöt, pekannöt, pistagenöt, paranöt, macadamianöt, soja och sesamfrö.

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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
6 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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • 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.
  • 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 358th. 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 7318690515661, last edited 9 April 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.