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Is Quaker Apple & Blueberry Flavour Microwaveable Oats with Apple & Blueberry Pieces ultra-processed?

360g Porridge with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom and Canada

Pack of Quaker Apple & Blueberry Flavour Microwaveable Oats with Apple & Blueberry Pieces

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:

  • 7 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed porridge with fruits

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

Rolled Oats 77%, Sugar, Dried Apple Pieces 1%, Blueberries 1%, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Sunflower Oil

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Rolled Oats (77%), Sugar, Dried Apple Pieces (1%), Dried Blueberries (1%), Natural Flavouring, Salt, Sunflower Oil.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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 19 porridge with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 68% of the porridge with fruits 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 19 porridge with fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000108030539, last edited 28 May 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.