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Is Pret Blueberry Balance Bowl ultra-processed?

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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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Natural yoghurt, Blueberries, spirulina compote, Coconut milk, Apple, Blueberry, Sugar, Water, Lime juice concentrate, Xanthan gum, Spirulina extract, Semi skimmed milk, Oats, Blueberries.coconut, Hemp seeds, Pumpkin seeds

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Natural yoghurt. Blueberries and spirulina compote. Coconut milk. Apple. Blueberry puree. Sugar. Water. Lime juice concentrate. Xanthan gum. Spirulina extract. Semi skimmed milk. Oats. Blueberries.coconut . Hemp seeds. Pumpkin seeds

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059977012382, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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.