Is Paleonola Granola Vanilla Bean ultra-processed?

10 oz Mueslis with nuts Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Maple syrup
Vegetable oil

9 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed mueslis with nuts

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

almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, maple syrup (processing marker), sunflower seeds, walnuts, coconut oil (processing marker), vanilla extract, vanilla bean

As written on the pack

ALMONDS, PECANS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, MAPLE SYRUP, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, WALNUTS, COCONUT OIL, VANILLA EXTRACT, VANILLA BEAN.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 28 mueslis with nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 71% of the mueslis with nuts 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 28 mueslis with nuts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850011938157, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.