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Is Kellogg's Nutrigrain Bar Original ultra-processed?

110 g Cereal bars Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Pack of Kellogg's Nutrigrain Bar Original

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:

  • 39 ingredients
  • 9 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Cereals 34% (wheat flour, oat flour, maize flour, rice flour), choc compound 19% (sugar, vegetable fat, milk, cocoa, emulsifiers (soy lecithin), 476, stabiliser 492), sugar, glucose, invert syrup, glucose, wheat protein, vegetable oil (antioxidant (tocopherols)), molasses, humectant (glycerol), salt, barley malt extract, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), caramelised sugar, milk, natural flavour, emulsifier (soy lecithin), antioxidant (rosemary extract), natural colours (paprika, turmeric)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E392 Extracts of rosemary , E422 Glycerol , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E492 Sorbitan tristearate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate, E492 Sorbitan tristearate.

As written on the pack

Cereals (34%) (wheat flour, oat flour, maize flour, rice flour), choc compound (19%) (sugar, vegetable fat, milk solids, cocoa, emulsifiers soy lecithin, 476, stabiliser 492), sugar, glucose, invert syrup, glucose solids, wheat protein, vegetable oil (antioxidant tocopherols), molasses, humectant (glycerol), salt, barley malt extract, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), caramelised sugar, milk solids, natural flavour, emulsifier (soy lecithin), antioxidant (rosemary extract), natural colours (paprika, turmeric).

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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
  • E492 Sorbitan tristearate 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • 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.

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • 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 487 cereal bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 433rd. 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 8852756327694, last edited 6 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.