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Is Oatbox Granola Dark Cholate ultra-processed?

Mueslis Sold in Canada

Pack of Oatbox Granola Dark Cholate

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 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

Oats, Sugars (brown rice syrup, maple syrup), Rye flakes, Chocolate chunks" (cane sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), natural vanilla extract"), Cocoa powder, Sunflower oil, Natural flavour, Salt (rye flakes"), Soy (chocolate chunks", walnuts, Brazil nuts, macadamia nuts, almonds, cashews, pecans, hazelnuts), "Ingrédients Biologiques

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Oats, Sugars (brown rice syrup, maple syrup), Rye flakes, Chocolate chunks" (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin* (an emulsifier), natural vanilla extract"), Cocoa powder, Sunflower oil, Natural flavour, Salt. Contains: Wheat (rye flakes"), Soy (chocolate chunks"). May contain: Tree nuts (walnuts, Brazil nuts, macadamia nuts, almonds, cashews, pecans, hazelnuts). "Ingrédients Biologiques/Organic 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.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 459th. 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 0628055843580, last edited 1 April 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.