Is Saffola Masala oats 550g ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 29 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Rolled Oats 70.3%, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Spices 6.4%, Condiments 6.4% (Onion, Pepper, Garlic, Coriander, Cumin, Fenugreek, Ginger, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Clove), lodised Salt, Sugar (processing marker), Edible Vegetable Oil (processing marker) (Rice Bran Oil), Dried Vegetables (Carrot 0.6999999999999997%, French Beans 0.5000000000000001%, Tomato 0.29999999999999993%), Natural Flavouring Substances (ultra-processing marker), Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Nature-identical Flavouring Substances (ultra-processing marker), Flavour Enhancer (ultra-processing marker) (e627 (ultra-processing marker), e631 (ultra-processing marker)), Wheat
Additives: E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate
As written on the pack
Rolled Oats (70.3%), Maltodextrin, Spices and Condiments (6.4%) (Onion, Pepper, Garlic, Coriander, Cumin, Fenugreek, Ginger, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Clove), lodised Salt, Sugar, Edible Vegetable Oil (Refined Rice Bran Oil), Dried Vegetables [Carrot (0.7%), French Beans (0.5%), Tomato (0.3%)], Natural Flavouring Substances, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Nature - identical Flavouring Substances, Flavour Enhancer (INS 627, INS 631), Wheat Powder.
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.
- E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
- Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901088129817, last edited 6 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.