Is Sainsbury's Simply Granola ultra-processed?

1 kg Crunchy mueslis Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

8 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed crunchy 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 73%, Sugar (processing marker), Palm Oil, Sunflower Seeds 2.5%, Coconut, Honey (processing marker) 1%, Sugar Syrup, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Oat Flakes (73%), Sugar, Palm Oil, Sunflower Seeds (2.5%), Coconut, Honey (1%), Sugar Syrup Powder, Flavouring.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 crunchy mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 74% of the crunchy 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 27 crunchy mueslis, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00253413, last edited 20 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.