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Is Morflake Hawaiian oat granola ultra-processed?

500 Breakfast cereals Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Morflake Hawaiian oat granola

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

Mornflake OATFLAKES 60%, Mixed and Fruits, Nuts 18%, Seeds 18% (Jumbo Flame Raisins 8%, Banana 4% (Banana, Coconut Oil, Sugar, Natural Flavouring), Pineapple 1.9% (Sugar, Pineapple, Stabiliser (Citric Acid), Preservative), Sweetened Dried Papaya Papaya, Sugar, Preservative), Desiccated Coconut, Sunflower Seeds, Roast Chopped HAZELNUTS, Sugar, Palm Oilt, Honey 1.5%

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Mornflake Wholegrain OATFLAKES (60%), Mixed Dried & Sweetened Dried Fruits, Nuts & Seeds (18%) (Jumbo Flame Raisins (8%), Sweetened Banana Chips (4%) (Banana, Coconut Oil, Sugar, Natural Flavouring), Sweetened Dried Pineapple (1.9%) (Sugar, Pineapple, Stabiliser: Citric Acid, Preservative SULPHUR DIOXIDE), Sweetened Dried Papaya Papaya, Sugar, Preservative SULPHUR DIOXIDE), Desiccated Coconut, Sunflower Seeds, Roast Chopped HAZELNUTS), Sugar, Palm Oilt, Honey (1.5%).

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.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • 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 1,868 breakfast cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1164th. 60% of the breakfast cereals 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 1,868 breakfast cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010026512062, last edited 9 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.