Is Marks & Spencer M&S Muesli Totally Nuts ultra-processed?

600 g Mueslis with nuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

15 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed mueslis with nuts

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

Oat Flakes 37%, Maple Flavour Barley Flakes 18% (Barley, Sugar (processing marker), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)), Toasted Malted Wheatflakes 16% (Wheatflakes, Barley Malt Extract), Sunflower Seeds 8%, Barley Flakes, Hazelnuts 3%, Pumpkin Seeds 3%, Almonds 3%, Cashew Nuts 3%, Almonds 3%

As written on the pack

Oat Flakes (37%) - Maple Flavour Barley Flakes (18%) (Barley (contains Gluten) - Sugar - Flavouring) - Toasted Malted Wheatflakes (16%) (Wheatflakes (contain Gluten) - Barley Malt Extract (contains Gluten)) Sunflower Seeds (8%) - Barley Flakes (contain Gluten) (5%) - Roasted Hazelnuts (3%) - Pumpkin Seeds (3%) - Almonds (3%) Chopped Cashew Nuts (3%) - Sliced Almonds (3%)

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.

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

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 mueslis with nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 71% of the mueslis with nuts 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 28 mueslis with nuts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29306497, last edited 27 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.