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Is Sainsbury's Tropical Granola ultra-processed?

1kg Mueslis with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Tropical Granola

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:

  • 32 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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 58%, sugar, banana 5% (banana, coconut oil, sugar, flavouring), coconut 5%, raisins 4% (raisin, glazing agent, sunflower oil), palm oil, pineapple 3% (sugar, pineapple, citric acid, sulphur dioxide), honey, sunflower seeds, papaya 1% (papaya, sugar, sulphur dioxide), hazelnuts, mango 0.4% (mango, sugar, citric acid, suphur dioxide), sugar syrup, flavouring

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

wholegrain oat flakes 58%, sugar, dried sweetened banana chips 5% (banana, coconut oil, sugar, flavouring), coconut 5%, raisins 4% (raisin, glazing agent, sunflower oil), palm oil, dried sweetened diced pineapple 3% (sugar, pineapple, citric acid, sulphur dioxide), honey, sunflower seeds, dried sweetened diced papaya 1% (papaya, sugar, sulphur dioxide), hazelnuts, dried sweetened diced mango 0,4% (mango, sugar, citric acid, suphur dioxide), 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.
  • Glazing agent Glazing agents, waxes and shellac for example, coat a surface to make it shiny or stop pieces sticking together.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 138 mueslis with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 124th. 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 01145014, last edited 27 March 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.