Is Nature Valley Crunchy oats&honey ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 9 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
oat flakes 60%, sugar (processing marker), refined sunflower oil (processing marker), honey (processing marker) 3%, salt (processing marker), cane molasses (processing marker), sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), gasifier (sodium acid carbonate)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
whole grain oat flakes (60%),sugar, refined sunflower oil, honey (3%), salt, cane molasses, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), gasifier (sodium acid carbonate),
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
5 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
Among 488 cereal bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 102nd. 91% of the cereal bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076801180, last edited 1 October 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.