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Is Sainsbury's Fruit, Nut and Seed Muesli ultra-processed?

Mueslis with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Sainsbury's Fruit, Nut and Seed Muesli

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed mueslis 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

oat flakes, sultanas 15%, wheat flakes, wheat flakes, barley flakes, raisins 5%, almonds 4%, hazelnuts 4%, dried apricot 4% (apricots, rice flour, sulphur dioxide), dates 4% (dates, rice flour), sunflower seeds 2%, pumpkin seeds 2%, coconut 2%, dried apple 2%, apples, preservative

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

wholegrain oat flakes, sultanas (15%), wholegrain wheat flakes, toasted wheat flakes, barley flakes, raisins (5%), almonds (4%), hazelnuts (4%), dried apricot (4%) (apricots, rice flour, sulphur dioxide), chopped dates (4%) ( dates, rice flour). sunflower seeds (2%), pumpkin seeds (2%). coconut (2%), dried apple (2%) (apples, preservative

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • E220 Sulphur dioxide Sulphur dioxide is a preservative and antioxidant used in dried fruit, wine and some drinks.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 138 mueslis with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 54th. 57% of the mueslis 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 138 mueslis with fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01817942, last edited 24 September 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.