Is Trader Joe's Almond Butter Granola ultra-processed?

12 ounces Mueslis Sold in the United States and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Honey
Salt
Sugar

16 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

rolled oats, almonds, brown rice syrup, cane sugar (processing marker), almond butter, brown rice crisp (brown rice, brown rice syrup, sea salt (processing marker)), canola oil, honey (processing marker), coconut flakes, vanilla extract, sea salt (processing marker), mixed tocopherols (vitamin e)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

ROLLED OATS. ALMONDS, BROWN RICE SYRUP, CANE SUGAR, ALMOND BUTTER. BROWN RICE CRISP (BROWN RICE, BROWN RICE SYRUP, SEA SALT), CANOLA OIL, HONEY, COCONUT FLAKES, VANILLA EXTRACT, SEA SALT, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E).

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 515 mueslis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 154th. 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 00573832, last edited 21 July 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.