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Is Sainsbury's Multigrain Hoops ultra-processed?

375g Extruded cereals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Multigrain Hoops

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:

  • 28 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed extruded 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

Cereals (Wholewheat Flour, Oat Flour, Barley Flour, Maize Flour, Rice Flour), Sugar, Wheat Starch, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Caramel (Sugar, Water), Iron, Salt, Flavouring, Colour (Paprika Extract), Carrot Extract, Vitamin Mix, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, vitamins, vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cereals (Wholewheat Flour, Oat Flour, Barley Flour, Maize Flour, Rice Flour), Sugar, Wheat Starch, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Caramel (Sugar, Water), Iron, Salt, Flavouring, Colour: Paprika Extract; Carrot Extract, Vitamin Mix (Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12).

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 373 extruded cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 272nd. 64% of the extruded 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 373 extruded cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01097719, last edited 3 July 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.