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Is Sainsbury's Berry Granola ultra-processed?

Mueslis Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Berry Granola

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:

  • 11 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed mueslis

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

Oat Flakes 63%, Wheat Flakes 11%, Maltodextrin, Rapeseed Oil, Seeds 5% (Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds), Maple Syrup 2%, Fruit 1.5% (Raspberries, Strawberries)

As written on the pack

Oat Flakes (63%), Wheat Flakes (11%), Maltodextrin, Rapeseed Oil, Seeds (5%) (Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds), Maple Syrup (2%), Freeze Dried Fruit Pieces (1.5%) (Raspberries, Strawberries).

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
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.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 224th. 66% of the mueslis 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 515 mueslis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063334027551, last edited 28 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.