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Is Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats 'N' Honey ultra-processed?

Mueslis Sold in Canada and France

Pack of Nature Valley Granola Protein Oats 'N' Honey

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
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed mueslis

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

rolled oats, sugar, soy protein isolate, high monounsaturated canola, canola, high monounsaturated sunflower oil, honey, blackstrap molasses, rice starch, soy lecithin, baking soda, salt, natural flavour, tocopherols (to preserve freshness), ingredients, ingrédients (flocons d'avoine entière), sucre, isolat de protéines de soya, huile de canola riche en gras monoinsaturés, huile non de riz, LÉCITHINE DE SOYA ARBONATE DE To SEI vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin C

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, SUGAR. SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, HIGH MONOUNSATURATED CANOLA, CANOLA AND/OR HIGH MONOUNSATURATED SUNFLOWER OIL, HONEY, BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES, RICE STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, BAKING SODA, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOUR, TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS). CONTAINS SOY AND OAT INGREDIENTS. INGRÉDIENTS: FLOCONS D'AVOINE ENTIÈRE, SUCRE, ISOLAT DE PROTÉINES DE SOYA, HUILE DE CANOLA RICHE EN GRAS MONOINSATURÉS, HUILE NON DE RIZ, LÉCITHINE DE SOYA ARBONATE DE To SEI Vitamin C/ C

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.
  • 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 419th. 66% of the mueslis 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 515 mueslis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0065633461222, last edited 3 July 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.