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Is Simple Truth Mixed Berry Granola ultra-processed?

55 g Sold in the United States

Pack of Simple Truth Mixed Berry 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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

wheat, milled cane sugar, rice flour, cornstarch, cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), vegetable oil (CANOLA and OIL (safflower oil, sunflower oil)), brown rice syrup, honey, molasses, blueberries, salt, natural flavor, barley malt syrup, strawberries, raspberries

As written on the pack

WHOLE ROLLED WHEAT, MILLED CANE SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL), VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL), BROWN RICE SYRUP, HONEY, MOLASSES, FREEZE DRIED BLUEBERRIES, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, BARLEY MALT SYRUP, FREEZE DRIED STRAWBERRIES, FREEZE DRIED RASPBERRIES.

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.
5 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.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0011110784070, last edited 27 April 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.