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Is Pret’s Proper Porridge ultra-processed?

Porridge Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Pret’s Proper Porridge

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed porridge

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

Oat porridge with milk, Ingredients Whole Milk, Water, Oats (Oats), Optional Porridge Toppers (cranberry seeds topping), Pumpkin Seeds, Sugar, Sunflower Seeds, Sultanas, Cranberry, Cottonseed Oil, Sunflower Oil, five berry compote (Water), Strawberries, Sugar, Redcurrants, Blackcurrants, Raspberries, Blackberries, Lemon Juice, Cornflour, gelling agent (Pectin), honey (Honey)

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Oat porridge with milk. Ingredients Whole Milk (Milk), Water, Oats (Oats). Optional Porridge Toppers: CRANBERRY SEEDS TOPPING: Pumpkin Seeds, Sugar, Sunflower Seeds, Sultanas, Cranberry, Cottonseed Oil, Sunflower Oil. FIVE BERRY COMPOTE: Water, Strawberries, Sugar, Redcurrants, Blackcurrants, Raspberries, Blackberries, Lemon Juice, Cornflour, gelling agent (Pectin). HONEY: Honey

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
3 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.
  • 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 160 porridge

From least to most processed, this one ranks 143rd. 57% of the porridge 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 160 porridge, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059977000006, last edited 3 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.