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Is Marks & Spencer sultana bran flakes ultra-processed?

500 g Cereal flakes with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Marks & Spencer sultana bran flakes

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 8 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed extruded cereals

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

Wheat, Sultanas 27%, Wheat Bran, Sugar, Malted Barley Extract, Salt Iron Niacin Pantothenic Acid, Thiamin vitamins, B12 Folic Acid Riboflavin Vitamin B6

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Wheat (contains Gluten) (58%) Sultanas (27%) Wheat Bran (contains Gluten) (15%) Sugar, Malted Barley Extract (contains Gluten) Salt Iron Niacin Pantothenic Acid - Thiamin Vitamin B12 Folic Acid Riboflavin Vitamin B6.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 27 cereal flakes with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 63% of the cereal flakes with fruits 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 27 cereal flakes with fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29310593, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.