Is Lantmannen Cerealia As Papaya and Oat muesli ultra-processed?

Bircher-style mueslis Sold in Norway

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Glucose
Glucose syrup

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed bircher-style mueslis

Rude health ultimate muesli organic Rude Health 20 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Bircher muesli soft & fruity Rude health 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Instant bircher muesli apple & cinnamon Rude Health 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Fruit Muesli Mornflake 13 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1

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

Glutenfria havregryn", solroskärnor, papaya (papaya, socker (processing marker), natriumdisulfit), pumpakärnor, bovete (majsmjöl, bovetemjöl, socker (processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker))

Additives: E223 Sodium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

Glutenfria havregryn", solroskärnor, papaya (papaya, socker, konserveringsmedel (natriumdisulfit)), pumpakärnor, boveteflakes (majsmjöl, bovetemjöl, socker, glukossirap, salt).

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 bircher-style mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 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 7310130010507, last edited 6 December 2024), 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.