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Is Nature valley singles oats and honey ultra-processed?

21g Bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Nature valley singles oats and 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:

  • 69 ingredients
  • 3 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

rolled oats 60%, sugar, vegetable oils (rapeseed vegetable oils, sunflower vegetable oils), honey 2.9%, salt, sugar, emulsifiers (rapeseed, sunflower lecithins), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), tree nuits, نايتشر فالي ألواح الحبوب المقرمشة من حبوب الشوفان الكاملة المرقوقة والعسل, المكونات (حبوب الشوفان الكاملة المرقوقة (٦٠٪)), سكر, زيوت نباتية (بذور اللفت, دوار الشمس), عسل (۲۹), ملج, دبس السكر, مستحلبات (ليسيتين (بذور اللفت), دوار الشمس), عامل رفع (بيكربونات الصوديوم), يحتوي على الشوفان, قد يحتوي على الصويا, القمح, الفول السوداني وأنواع جوز أخرى, Barre croquante à l'avoine complète et au miel, Ingrédients (Avoine complète 60%), sucre, huiles végétales (colza, tournesol), miel 2.9%, sel, mélasses de suae, agents émulsifiants (lécithines (colza), tournesol), agent levant (bicarbonate de sodium), contient de l'avoine, peut contenir du soja, BLE, cacahuètes et autres fruits à coques, 8 Made in Spain, General Mills صنع في إسبانيا, الوزن الصافي (۲۱ غرام و 21), Net Weight جنرال میلز © General Mills © لوح واحد 1BAR FIND US on facebook.com, naturevalleyarabia and www.naturevalley.com PD (16, 05, 2023 ed), 16, 05, 2024 lc 6161559 22 (58)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

Whole grain rolled oats (60%), sugar, vegetable oils (rapeseed, sunflower), honey (2.9%), salt, sugar molasses, emulsifiers (rapeseed, sunflower lecithins), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate). CONTAINS OATS. MAY CONTAIN SOY, WHEAT, PEANUTS AND OTHER TREE NUITS, نايتشر فالي ألواح الحبوب المقرمشة من حبوب الشوفان الكاملة المرقوقة والعسل. المكونات: حبوب الشوفان الكاملة المرقوقة (٦٠٪)، سكر، زيوت نباتية (بذور اللفت، دوار الشمس)، عسل (۲۹) ملج، دبس السكر، مستحلبات (ليسيتين: بذور اللفت، دوار الشمس)، عامل رفع (بيكربونات الصوديوم). يحتوي على الشوفان. قد يحتوي على الصويا, القمح, الفول السوداني وأنواع جوز أخرى. Barre croquante à l'avoine complète et au miel. Ingrédients: Avoine complète (60%), sucre, huiles végétales (colza, tournesol), miel (2.9%), sel, mélasses de suae, agents émulsifiants (lécithines: colza, tournesol), agent levant (bicarbonate de sodium). CONTIENT DE L'AVOINE. PEUT CONTENIR DU SOJA, BLE, CACAHUÈTES ET AUTRES FRUITS À COQUES. 8 Made in Spain. General Mills صنع في إسبانيا. الوزن الصافي: ۲۱ غرام و 21 :Net Weight جنرال میلز © General Mills © لوح واحد 1BAR FIND US on facebook.com/naturevalleyarabia or www.naturevalley.com PD: 16/05/2023 ED: 16/05/2024 LC 6161559 22:58

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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 444th. 89% of the bars 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 1,328 bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076801272, last edited 17 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.