Is Nestlé Milo Breakfast Cereal ultra-processed?

350g Extruded cereals Sold in Australia, New Zealand and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E322 Lecithins

35 ingredients
2 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

containing ingredients milk and soy as indicated in bold type, Wholeqrain Cereals 50%, Wheat (34%1 Corn 16%), Sugar (processing marker), Formulated Supplementary Food Base (milo, Malt Extract (Barley, Rice and, cr Wheat)), Milk Powder (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Cocoal Emulsitier (Soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Minerals (Vitamins, Ç Extract), Skimmed Milk Powdert Sunflower Oilf Emulsifier (Soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), Flavours (ultra-processing marker) (Chocolate, Vanilla), Salt (processing marker), Vitamins, Minerals Minerals (Calcium, Iron, Zinc), vitamins, vitamin C, Niacin, vitamin E, Bli B6 and folic, May contain Other gluten containing ingredients

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

i V Contains gluten containing ingredients milk and soy as indicated in bold type. Wholeqrain Cereals (50%) [Wheat (34%1 Corn (16%)) Sugar, Formulated Supplementary Food Base: MILO (10%) [Malt Extract (Barley and Rice and/cr Wheat), Milk Powder, Sugar, Cocoal Emulsitier(Soy lecithin), Minerals Vitamins(Ç Extract, Skimmed Milk Powdert Sunflower Oilf Emulsifier (Soy lecithin), Flavours (Chocolate and Vanilla), Salt. Vitamins and Minerals Minerals (Calcium, Iron and Zinc) Vitamins (C/ Niacin, E, Bli B6 and folic. May contain Other gluten containing ingredients.

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.

3 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 373 extruded cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 247th. 64% of the extruded 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 373 extruded cereals, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300605002593, last edited 13 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.