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Is Nestlé Milo Cereals ultra-processed?

700 g Chocolate cereals Sold in Australia

Pack of Nestlé Milo Cereals

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:

  • 55 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed chocolate 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, soy as indicated in bold type, Whole Grain Cereals 50% (Wheat 34%, Corn 16%), Sugar, Formulated Supplementary Food Base (milo 10%, Malt Extract (Barley, Rice, Wheat)), Milk Powder, Sugar, Cocoa, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Minerals (Calcium, Iron), vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin D, Wheat Flour, Cocoa, Barley Malt Extract, Skimmed Milk Powder, Sunflower Oil, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Flavours (Chocolate, Vanilla), Salt, Vitamins, Minerals Minerals (Calcium, Iron, Zinc), vitamins, vitamin C, Niacin, vitamin E, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, Folic Acid, vitamin D, May contain other gluten containing ingredients

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Contains gluten containing ingredients, milk and soy as indicated in bold type. Whole Grain Cereals (50%) [Wheat (34%), Corn (16%)] Sugar, Formulated Supplementary Food Base: MILO (10%) [Malt Extract (Barley and Rice and/or Wheat), Milk Powder, Sugar, Cocoa, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Minerals (Calcium, Iron), Vitamins (C, B3, B6, B2, B12, A, D)]. Wheat Flour, Cocoa, Barley Malt Extract, Skimmed Milk Powder, Sunflower Oil, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Flavours (Chocolate and Vanilla), Salt. Vitamins and Minerals Minerals (Calcium, Iron, Zinc), Vitamins (C, Niacin, E, B1, B2, B6, Folic Acid, D). 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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • 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 105 chocolate cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 68th. 90% of the chocolate 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 105 chocolate cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300605038271, last edited 19 April 2024), 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.