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Is Quaker Oat So Simple Simply Apple ultra-processed?

8 sachets 271g Porridge with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Quaker Oat So Simple Simply Apple

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
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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

Quaker Rolled Oats 81%, Sweetener (Erythritol), Dried Apple Pieces 4%, Salt, Natural Flavourings, Also

Additives: E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Quaker Wholegrain Rolled Oats (81%), Sweetener (Erythritol), Dried Apple Pieces (4%), Salt, Natural Flavourings. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain: wheat, barley and soya.

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.

  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 19 porridge with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 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 5000108031185, 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.
  • 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.