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Is Specially Selected Very Berry Granola ultra-processed?

Mueslis with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Specially Selected Very 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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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 72%, sugar, palm oil, flaked almonds 1.5%, pumpkin seeds, blackcurrant pieces 1.5%, honey 1%, blueberries 0.5%, cranberry 0.5%, sunflower seeds, roasted almonds, flavouring, including cereals containing gluten, sources, warning (although every effort has been made to remove shell and stones), some small fragments may remain, small children can choke on nuts

As written on the pack

oat flakes (72%), sugar, palm oil, flaked almonds (1,5%), pumpkin seeds, freeze dried blackcurrant pieces (1,5%), honey (1%), freeze dried blueberries (0,5%), freeze dried cranberry slices (0,5%), sunflower seeds, chopped roasted almonds, flavouring, allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold, may contain other nuts, milk and other gluten sources, dietary advice : suitable for vegetarians, warning: although every effort has been made to remove shell and stones, some small fragments may remain, small children can choke on nuts,

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 138 mueslis with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 81st. 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 4088600169842, last edited 16 May 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.