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Is TESCO finest Dark Chocolate & Berry Granola ultra-processed?

Mueslis with chocolate Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of TESCO finest Dark Chocolate & 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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed mueslis with chocolate

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, Sugar, Belgian Dark Chocolate Curls 7% (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithins), Flavouring), Rapeseed Oil, Berries 1.5% (Strawberry Pieces, Blueberries, Cranberry), Pumpkin Seed, Honey, Sunflower Seed, Desiccated Coconut, Sugar Syrup, Flavouring

Additives: E322 Lecithins

As written on the pack

Oat Flakes, Sugar, Belgian Dark Chocolate Curls (7%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithins), Flavouring], Rapeseed Oil, Freeze Dried Berries (1.5%) [Strawberry Pieces, Blueberries, Cranberry Slices], Pumpkin Seed, Honey, Sunflower Seed, Desiccated Coconut, Sugar Syrup Powder, Flavouring. Allergy Advice

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • 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.
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 21 mueslis with chocolate

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 81% of the mueslis with chocolate 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 21 mueslis with chocolate, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059512737305, last edited 10 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.