Is President's Choice Protein Granola Boost chocolate ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 36 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rolled oats, Sugars (processing marker) (brown sugar, honey (processing marker)), Soy nuggets (isolated soy protein, tapioca starch (processing marker), salt (processing marker)), Semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar (processing marker), chocolate, cocoa butter (processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), vanilla extract), wheat flakes, milk ingredients (ultra-processing marker), almonds, Ground soy cotyledon fibre, Cocoa, Oat flour, Coconut oil (processing marker), Chicory root inulin, Natural flavours (ultra-processing marker), Corn maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Vitamins, minerals (magnesium oxide, ferric orthophosphate (iron), thiamine mononitrate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, calcium d-pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B), folic acid)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
Whole grain rolled oats, Sugars (brown sugar, honey), Soy nuggets (isolated soy protein, tapioca starch, salt), Semi-sweet chocolate chips (sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), Whole grain wheat flakes, Modified milk ingredients, Sliced almonds, Ground soy cotyledon fibre, Cocoa, Oat flour, Coconut oil, Chicory root inulin, Natural flavours, Corn maltodextrin, Vitamins and minerals [magnesium oxide, ferric orthophosphate (iron), thiamine mononitrate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, calcium d-pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B.), folic acid], May contain: Sulphites, Other tree nuts.
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.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
- Milk An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
6 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 515 mueslis
From least to most processed, this one ranks 485th. 66% of the mueslis here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0060383046019, last edited 1 September 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.