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Is Sunsol Almond, Honey & Dark Chocolate Toasted Muesli ultra-processed?

500 g Mueslis Sold in Australia

Pack of Sunsol Almond, Honey & Dark Chocolate Toasted Muesli

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed 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

Golden Syrup, Almonds 8%, Dark Chocolate Chunks 4% (Sugar, Cocoa Solids, Emulsifiers (322 from Soy), 476, Natural Flavour, Milk), Seeds (Pepita 2%, Sunflower 2%), Honey 4%, Sunflower Oil, Dried Apples 2%, Coconut Chips 2%, Natural Flavour, Cinnamon, Antioxidant (Vitamin E), pine nut, pistachio, walnut, lupin, peanut, sesame

Additives: E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate.

As written on the pack

Whole Grains (63%) [Oats, Barley, Wheat, Triticale (Wheat, Rye)], Golden Syrup, Almonds (8%), Dark Chocolate Chunks (4%) [Sugar, Cocoa Solids, Emulsifiers (322 from Soy), 476), Natural Flavour, Milk], Seeds [Pepita (2%), Sunflower (2%)], Honey (4%), Sunflower Oil, Dried Apples (2%), Coconut Chips (2%), Natural Flavour, Cinnamon, Antioxidant (Vitamin E). CONTAINS: WHEAT, GLUTEN, ALMOND, MILK, SOY. MAY CONTAIN: BRAZIL NUT, CASHEW, HAZELNUT, MACADAMIA, PECAN, PINE NUT, PISTACHIO, WALNUT, LUPIN, PEANUT, SESAME.

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.

  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 473rd. 66% of the 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 515 mueslis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9326666610430, last edited 2 November 2024), 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.