Is Quaker Oat velvet chocolate ultra-processed?

Chocolate cereals Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

11 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed chocolate cereals

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 77%, Sugar (processing marker), Dark Chocolate 4% (Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Mass, Sugar (processing marker)), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), 1877 allergy advice, Also, Energy Fat TYPICAL

As written on the pack

Quaker Wholegrain Rolled Oats (77%), Sugar, Dark Chocolate Powder (4%) (Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Mass, Sugar), Natural Flavourings, Salt. 1877 ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Also, may contain: wheat, barley and soya. Energy Fat TYPICAL

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.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 105 chocolate cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 90% of the chocolate cereals 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 105 chocolate cereals, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000108252511, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.