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Is Sainsbury's Puffed Wheat ultra-processed?

Puffed cereals Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Puffed Wheat

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 1 ingredient
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Wheat

As written on the pack

Wheat

Among 37 puffed cereals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 46% of the puffed 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 37 puffed cereals, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00358132, last edited 20 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.