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Is Kind Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Clusters ultra-processed?

11 oz Mueslis Sold in the United States

Pack of Kind Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Clusters

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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, tapioca syrup, cane sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, sea salt), semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), canola oil, peanuts, tapioca starch, peanut oil, brown rice, vegetable glycerin, chicory root fiber, cocoa powder, natural flavor, sea salt, brown rice syrup, Vitamin E (tocopherols to maintain freshness), Project VERIFIED ongmoprojecton

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

Oats, tapioca syrup, cane sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, sea salt), semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), canola oil, peanuts, tapioca starch, peanut oil, brown rice, vegetable glycerin, chicory root fiber, cocoa powder, natural flavor, sea salt, brown rice syrup, Vitamin E (tocopherols to maintain freshness) Allergen Information: Contains peanuts and soy NON GMO May contain tree nuts and sesame seeds Project VERIFIED ongmoprojecton

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

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
4 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.
  • 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 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 489th. 66% of the 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 515 mueslis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0602652431180, last edited 27 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.