Is Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Raisin Bake ultra-processed?

Cereal bars Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Glucose
Fructose
Modified starch
E14xx Modified Starch
and 5 more

36 ingredients
10 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed cereal bars

Apple & raisin oat bars Deliciously ella 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Peanut Butter Oat Bars Deliciously ella 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Original Peanut Butter Stuffed Oat Bars Pip & Nut 20 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Apple & Raisin Oat Bar Deliciously Ella 9 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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 35% (Wheat Flour 19%, Whole Rolled Oats 16%), Glucose-Fructose Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Raisins 11%, Apple Puree, Sugar (processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Molasses (processing marker), Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (e475 (ultra-processing marker), e471 (ultra-processing marker), e472e (ultra-processing marker), Soy Lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Skimmed Milk Powder (processing marker), Raising Agent (e500), Modified Starch (ultra-processing marker), Cinnamon, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Stabiliser (Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker)), Acidity Regulator (Malic Acid), Antioxidant (e306), Niacin, Iron, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), vitamins, vitamin B1, Thiamin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E296 Malic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids , E500 Sodium carbonates

As written on the pack

Cereals(35%) (Wheat Flour (19%), Whole Rolled Oats (16%)), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raisins(11%), Apple Puree, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Molasses, Emulsifiers(E475, E471, E472e, Soy Lecithin), Skimmed Milk Powder, Raising Agent(E500), Modified Starch, Cinnamon, Natural Flavouring, Stabiliser(Guar Gum), Acidity Regulator(Malic Acid), Antioxidant(E306), Niacin, Iron, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B1 (Thiamin), Folic Acid, Vitamin B12.

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.

E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
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.
E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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.
E475 Polyglycerol esters 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.

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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.
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.

Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.

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.

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.
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 446th. 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 5050083344787, last edited 21 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.