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Is Sainsbury's Oats & Honey Balance ultra-processed?

Cereals with honey Sold in the United Kingdom and the United States

Pack of Sainsbury's Oats & Honey Balance

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed breakfast 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

Rice 60%, Wheat 20%, Sugar, Oats 12%, Honey 2%, Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Niacin, Iron, Pantothenic Acid, vitamins, vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B6, including cereals containing gluten, Also, not suitable for customers with an allergy to 20 peanuts, nuts, milk due to manufacturing methods, e Vitamin B6 contributes to normal red blood cell formation, Folic acid supports the immune system to function normally, Iron contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, Enjoy as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle

As written on the pack

Rice (60%), Wheat (20%), Sugar, Oats (12%), Honey (2%), Barley Malt Extract, Salt, Niacin, Iron, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B6. ! Allergy advice: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. Also, not suitable for customers with an allergy to 20 peanuts, nuts or milk due to manufacturing methods. 500g e Vitamin B6 contributes to normal red blood cell formation. Folic acid supports the immune system to function normally. Iron contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism. Enjoy as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 cereals with honey

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 73% of the cereals with honey 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 11 cereals with honey, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00388054, last edited 9 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.