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Is Lidl Five Wholegrains ultra-processed?

250g Cereal grains Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Five Wholegrains

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed cereal grains

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

Cooked whelegrain rice, red quinea, millet, pearl barley, wild G% Cooked Rice (Water, Rice), Cooked Peart Barley 16% (Water, Pearl Barley), T19% Cooked Red Quinoa (Water, Red Quinoa), Cooked Wild Rice 4% (Water, Wild Rice), Millet 2% (Water, Millet), Red Pepper, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rapeseed Oi), Flavouring, Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika Extract, including Cereals containing Gluten, see in bold

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cooked whelegrain rice, red quinea, millet, pearl barley and wild G% Cooked Wholegrain Rice (Water, Wholegrain Rice), 16% Cooked Peart Barley (Water, Pearl Barley), T19% Cooked Red Quinoa (Water, Red Quinoa), 4% Cooked Wild Rice (Water, Wild Rice), 2% Cooked Millet (Water, Millet), Red Pepper, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower Oil or Rapeseed Oi), Flavouring, Salt, Black Pepper, Colour: Paprika Extract. Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see in bold

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 563 cereal grains

From least to most processed, this one ranks 502nd. 25% of the cereal grains 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 563 cereal grains, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20803377, last edited 9 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.