Is Quaker Porridge To Go Golden Syrup ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 27 ingredients
- 7 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed breakfast cereals
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rolled oat 36%, oat flour 14%, golden syrup (ultra-processing marker) 14%, oligofructose, brown sugar (processing marker), cereal crisps (rice flour, oat flour 1%, sugar (processing marker), calcium carbonate, barley malt extract), sunflower oil (processing marker), emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (glycerol (ultra-processing marker), soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), modified starch (ultra-processing marker), almond flour, skimmed milk powder (processing marker), antioxidant (tocopherol rich extract), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), salt (processing marker), calcium carbonate, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), also, typical values nutrition information
Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
wholegrain rolled oat flakes (36%), wholegrain oat flour (14%), golden syrup (14%), oligofructose, brown sugar, cereal crisps (rice flour, oat flour (1%), sugar, calcium carbonate, barley malt extract), sunflower oil, emulsifiers (glycerol, soya lecithin), modified starch, ground almond flour, skimmed milk powder, antioxidant (tocopherol rich extract), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), salt, calcium carbonate, natural flavouring, allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold, also, may contain other nuts, wheat, sesame and peanuts, typical values nutrition information
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.
- E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
5 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.
Among 1,869 breakfast cereals
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1837th. 60% of the breakfast cereals here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000108763024, last edited 29 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.